Bacon And Onion Biscuits

Serves: 2

Roxane Raynor

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

54

Spice

51

Sweetness

46

Sourness

39

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.6

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 small

Onion (chopped)

5 tsps

Baking Powder

1 tbsp

Sugar

2 tsps

Kosher Salt

1 cup

Shortening

1.5 cups

Buttermilk

Directions:

1

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F

2

In a small skillet, cook the bacon over medium heat until crisp, 5 to 7 minutes

3

Remove and drain on paper towels until cool, then chop into small pieces

4

Add the onion to the skillet with the bacon grease and cook over medium-low heat until light golden, about 5 minutes

5

Drain on paper towels

6

Stir together the flour, powdered milk, baking powder, sugar, cream of tartar and salt in a medium bowl

7

Using a pastry cutter, cut the chilled butter bits and shortening into the dry mixture until blended thoroughly

8

Stir in the bacon and onion

9

Fold in the buttermilk until the dough comes together

10

On a lightly floured surface, turn out the dough and use your hands to press into a circle 1 to 1 1/2 inches thick

11

Cut out circles with a biscuit cutter or a glass

12

Place the biscuits in cast-iron skillets, then brush the tops with the melted butter

13

Bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes