Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Recipe information
Yield
Makes 9 biscuits
Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons sugar
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh sage leaves
5 tablespoons cold, unsalted butter, cut into pieces
5 bacon slices, cooked crisp and chopped
3/4 cup grated Cheddar
3/4 cup well-shaken buttermilk
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 450Ā°F. and grease a large baking sheet.
Step 2
Into a bowl sift together flour, baking powder, sugar, baking soda, and salt. Stir in sage and with fingertips blend in butter until mixture resembles meal. Stir in bacon and Cheddar. Add buttermilk and stir until mixture just forms a dough. Gather dough into a ball and on a lightly floured surface knead gently 8 times. Pat out dough into a 6- by 5-inch rectangle. Cut dough into 9 rectangles and arrange about 1 inch apart on baking sheet. Bake biscuits in middle of oven 15 minutes.
