Bacon-cheese biscuits

Bacon-cheese biscuits

Ingredients/Components

• buttermilk - 1 c
• baking soda - 1/2 tsp
• shortening - 1/3 c
• self-rising flour - 2 c
• shredded Cheddar cheese - 1 c
• onion, chopped fine - 1/3 c
• sliced bacon, cooked and crumbled - 3/4 lb

How to make bacon-cheese biscuits:

Combine flour and shortening until mixture resembles coarse meal; set aside. Combine buttermilk and soda, stirring until soda dissolves. Add buttermilk mixture, bacon, cheese and onion 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 and cut with a 2-inch biscuit cutter. Place on a lightly greased baking sheet. Bake at 425° for 10 to 12 minutes. Yields about 1 1/2 dozen.

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