Country Ham and Fried Egg on Angel Biscuits

Ingredients

• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour, plus more for rolling
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons instant yeast
• ¾ teaspoon fine salt
• ¼ cup vegetable shortening
• ¼ cup (½ stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into pats
• + 14 more ingredients
• • 1 cup milk, at room temperature
  • Cooking spray, to coat
  • ¼ cup heavy cream, for brushing on top
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted melted butter, for brushing on top
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
  • 4 large eggs
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 ounces (¼ pound) country ham, sliced paper thin*
  • *Cook's Note: It's American prosciutto
  • Sweet variation: Whipped cream and blackberry topping, recipe below
  • Blackberry topping
  • 1 cup fresh blackberries
  • ½ cup sugar
  • Whipped cream, to top

Whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, yeast, and salt in a large bowl. Cut in the shortening and 1/4 cup butter pats until pea-size bits remain. Add the milk and gently stir until combined. The dough will be wet.Transfer the dough to a well-floured surface and gently pat into a 9-inch r...

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