Barbecue Cups

This is a recipe I inherited on my marriage. Apparently, this was a common dinner at my husband's house in college. Simple back then, with ground beef in a one pound package and Pillsbury Grands biscuits ready to go! I've worked hard at making it just like Grands, but can't quite get it right, especially without the beef. But, this is a fair substitute for when he's really craving it.

1/2 kg. minced meat

1 c. barbecue sauce

1/3 c. brown sugar

Tabasco sauce

Biscuit dough (see below)

1/4 c. Shredded cheddar cheese

For biscuits:

2 c. flour/maida

1 T. baking powder

1/4-1/2 t. salt

1/3 c. butter

3/4 c. milk

In a medium mixing bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, and salt. Using a pastry blender, cut in butter till mixture resembles coars crumbs. Make a well in the center of the dry mixture. Add the milk all at once. Using a fork, stir just till moistened. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Quickly knead dough by gently folding and pressing dough 10-12 strokes or till nearly smooth. Pat or lightly roll dough to 1/2 inch thickness. Cut dough with a floured biscuit cutter.

Brown the meat in a large skillet. Add the barbecue sauce, brown sugar, and a few dashes of Tabasco sauce.

Grease a muffin pan. Then flatten biscuits by turning them in your hand and evenly pressing on the outer

edge until they are large enough to fill a muffin cup and come up the sides. Like this.

Then fill the cups with the meat mixture. Bake it at 180 for about 25 minutes. Pull it out and top each biscuit

with

cheese.

Bake another five minutes until cheese is melted. Like this. Yum. :)

I couldn't even get a picture snapped before one was whisked away!

So we're neither both very crazy about this biscuit recipe for this dish. Here's one I found I want to try next time I make it:

http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/330/Grand-Biscuits119194.shtml