Bacon-cheese biscuits

Bacon-cheese biscuits

Ingredients/Components

• sugar - 1 Tbsp
• buttermilk - 1 c
• baking soda - 1/2 tsp
• shortening - 1/3 c
• self-rising flour - 2 c
• 4 oz - 1 c
• sliced bacon, cooked and crumbled - 3/4 lb

How to make bacon-cheese biscuits:

Combine flour and sugar; cut in shortening with a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Set aside. Combine buttermilk and soda, stirring until soda dissolves. Add buttermilk mixture, bacon and cheese to flour mixture, stirring until dry ingredients are moistened. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead lightly 4 or 5 times. Roll dough to 1/2 inch thickness; cut with a 2 inch biscuit cutter. Place on a lightly greased baking sheet. Bake at 425° for 10 to 12 minutes.

Recipe categories: Breads, Rolls/biscuits, High calcium.