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)1 cup
Powdered Milk5 tsps
Baking Powder1 tbsp
Sugar2 tsps
Cream Of Tartar2 tsps
Kosher Salt1 cup
Shortening1.5 cups
ButtermilkDirections:
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