Description
Savory bacon biscuits drizzled with a touch of maple syrup. Perfect for breakfast sandwiches or on their own, this biscuit is sure to be a crowd pleaser.
Ingredients
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- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 Tablespoon sugar
- 1 Tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper
- 3/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup (12 Tablespoons) unsalted butter, cut into 1/2 cubes at last minute
- 1 and 1/4 cup buttermilk
- 6 slices crumbled bacon, divided
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
Instructions
- Prepare bacon, and crumble it. Set aside.
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees (F).
- In a medium sized bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, pepper, cream of tartar and salt.
- Cube the butter, then add it to the flour mixture.
- Use a pastry cutter to cut the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Make a well in the center of the flour, and add buttermilk and crumbled bacon, reserving 2 slices of bacon for garnish.
- Use a fork to stir it until just moistened.
- Turn dough on to a lightly floured surface, and shape into a disc. Roll it with a rolling pin until it’s 1 inch thick.
- Cut with a 3-inch round biscuit cutter, dipping cutter into flour as needed.
- Reshape, re-roll and re-cut as necessary until all of the dough has been used.
- Place biscuits 1-inch apart on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Sprinkle tops of biscuits with remaining pieces of crumbled bacon.
- Bake for 16 to 18 minutes or until golden brown.
- Drizzle hot biscuits with maple syrup, and enjoy warm.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Category: Baking, Breakfast