Another good recipe using chives

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Buttermilk Biscuits with Goat Cheese and Chives

2 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) chilled butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1/2 cup of freshly chopped chives
5-ounce soft fresh goat cheese (I used Diana Murphy's Dream Farm goat cheese)
1 cup buttermilk (plus an extra tablespoon for finish)
Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a heavy baking sheet with silpat or parchment paper. (I didn't do this and they didn't stick anyway.)
Whisk flour, baking powder, sugar, baking soda, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Using fingertips or pastry cutter, rub butter into dry ingredients until coarse meal forms. Stir in the chives. Add cheese and buttermilk; stir with fork just until a sticky dough forms.
Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead gently 8 times with floured hands. Do not over-knead! You may need a little more flour if the dough is too sticky. Form into a round, about 3/4-inch thick. Cut the round into 8 wedges. Use a pastry brush to brush on some extra buttermilk over the surface of the wedges. If you wish you can also make traditional round biscuits with the dough.
Arrange wedges about 1/2 inch apart on an ungreased large baking sheet and bake in middle of the oven until golden brown, about 20 minutes. Cool on a rack.
Makes 8 large biscuits. Best eaten just baked and warm, with a little butter.
From Simply Recipes
I made these biscuits which are shaped like a scone to serve with supper last night at my daughter's house. We had a wonderful meal of spicy grilled shrimp, potato salad, a salad of baby greens, fresh cheese and tomatoes, and the biscuits. For dessert I made a rhubarb apple pie with a walnut streusel topping.

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