Ingredients (~15 biscuits)
- 3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 Tbsp baking powder
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 12 Tbsp cold butter, cubed
- 2 1/4 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 1/2 cups cold buttermilk, plus more for brushing tops
- 1 1/2 lbs bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh chives
Make the Biscuit Base in a Food Processor
Preheat your oven to 450F with a rack in the center position; line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
In a food processor, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and onion powder and pulse until combined.
Add the butter and pulse until small pea-sized crumbles form.
Add the cheese and pulse 2-3 more times just to incorporate.
Add Buttermilk and Form the Dough
Add the buttermilk and pulse until just large clumps form.
Don’t overmix – the dough should look shaggy at this point.
Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and using your hands, work the bacon and chives into the dough until combined.
The bacon will break up a bit more as you work it in, which is fine.
Shape and Cut the Biscuits
Press the dough into a rectangle about 1-inch thick.
Fold the rectangle into thirds and press again until 1 inch-thick – this creates layers.
Using a 2 1/2-inch biscuit cutter or a sharp knife, cut out the biscuits.
Gather the scraps and press together being careful not to knead the dough; gently press to 1-inch thickness.
You should have ~15 biscuits total.
Bake Until Golden Brown
Arrange the biscuits on the prepared sheet pan with sides just barely touching.
Lightly brush the tops with buttermilk for extra browning.
Bake for ~18-20 minutes or until golden brown and cooked through.
The tops should spring back lightly when pressed and the bottoms should sound hollow when tapped.
Bacon Cheddar Biscuits
Ingredients
Ingredients (~15 biscuits)
- 3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 Tbsp baking powder
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 12 Tbsp cold butter cubed
- 2 1/4 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 1/2 cups cold buttermilk plus more for brushing tops
- 1 1/2 lbs bacon cooked and crumbled
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh chives
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450F and line sheet pan with parchment.
- Pulse flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and onion powder in food processor.
- Add butter and pulse until pea-sized crumbles form.
- Mix in cheese with 2-3 quick pulses.
- Add buttermilk and pulse until large clumps form.
- Turn dough onto floured surface and work in bacon and chives.
- Press dough into 1-inch thick rectangle, fold into thirds, press again.
- Cut biscuits using 2 1/2-inch cutter, reusing scraps.
- Arrange biscuits on pan with sides touching.
- Brush tops with buttermilk.
- Bake 18-20 minutes until golden brown and cooked through.
