Cheddar-bacon biscuits

By dette

THere are times when buttermilk biscuits are just what you want, but there are other moments when you need something that packs a bit more of a punch-like these biscuits made with Cheddar cheese and bacon-two of the most delicious ingredients on earth. They're perfect as a side dish, but be careful, you might just end up making a meal out of the whole bathc. If I want ot make a breakfast sandwich, all I have to do is put a scoop of scarmbles eggs between two halves and I'm good to go.

Ingredients

• 2 c all purpose flour
• 2 t. baking powder
• 2 t. sugar
• 3/4 t. baking soda
• 1/2 t. kosher salt
• 5 T. unsalted butter, chilled and cut into 1/2" dice
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 1/2 c. (6 0z)grated cheddar
• 5 bacon sices, cooked and crumbled
• 1 c. buttermilk

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 435. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Whisk together the flour, baking powder, sugar, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. Add the butter. Using a pastry cutter or fork, gently work the butter into the dry ingredients untl the mixture resembles a coarse meal. Stir in the garlic, Cheddar, and bacon. Add the buttermilk and stir just until the mixture comes together. The dough should be shaggy and moist.
Gather the dough into a ball and tranfer it to a lightly floured work surface. Knead it getnly a few times and pat or roll i into a disk about 1/2 inch thick. Fold the dough 3 times, as if folding a letter, and roll out into a rectangel approximately 9x13 " and about 1" thick.
Using a 4" biscuit cutter cut the dough into rounds. Gather up the scraps gently roll out the dough, and cut out additioanl biscuits. Transfer the biscuits to the prepared baking sheet. Bake or 12-15 mintues, until the biscuit are puffed and light golden brown. Serve warm.