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Maple Bacon & Cheddar Buttermilk Biscuits

Fluffy buttermilk biscuits that are both savory and sweet... flavored with cheddar cheese, crispy bacon and maple syrup, then brushed with melted butter!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Bread, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: drop biscuits
Servings: 12 biscuits
Calories: 250kcal

Ingredients

Biscuits

  • 7 slices bacon diced
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 Tbsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 3/4 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 Tbsp unsalted butter cut into small pieces and chilled
  • 2 Tbsp Reserved bacon grease from cooking bacon
  • 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1/2 cup + 2 Tbsp buttermilk cold

Butter topping

  • 2 Tbsp unsalted butter melted
  • 1 tsp minced fresh parsley
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • pinch of kosher salt

Instructions

Cook bacon

  • Cook bacon in a skillet over MED heat, until crispy (or in whichever way you usually prepare bacon). Remove cooked bacon to a paper towel lined plate, and pour grease into a small shallow bowl. Place bowl of bacon grease in the freezer to chill.

Prepare

  • Add cubed butter to freezer to chill as well.
  • Preheat oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.

Make biscuit dough

  • To a food processor, add flour, baking powder, salt, and garlic powder. Add chilled butter and bacon grease, pulsing a few times, or until pea-sized lumps form.
  • Add bacon and cheddar cheese, and pulse just 1-2 more times to combine.
  • Transfer flour mixture from the food processor to a large bowl. Make a well in the center, and pour in maple syrup and buttermilk.
  • Mix well using a wooden spoon or rubber spatula, adding more buttermilk if the mixture is very dry.

Scoop and bake biscuits

  • Scoop out dough in approximately 1/4 cup portions, adding them to the prepared baking sheet, leaving some room in between each biscuit.
  • Bake for about 15 minutes, or until lightly golden.

Add topping

  • Combine topping ingredients (melted butter, parsley, garlic powder, and salt), and brush onto cooked biscuits.

Cool

  • Transfer biscuits to a cooling rack to cool, or serve warm.

Notes

  1. Recipe makes approximately 12 biscuits.
  2. If you'd prefer to use bacon that's already cooked, you can absolutely use it, you'll just need to have bacon grease on hand.
  3. If you prefer to not use bacon grease at all, you can use an equal amount of additional butter instead.
  4. A food processor isn't necessary for this recipe; if you don't have one, you can use a pastry cutter or pastry blender (like this one - amazon link), or two forks used in a criss cross motion to cut in the butter and grease.

Nutrition

Calories: 250kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 359mg | Potassium: 193mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 237IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 137mg | Iron: 1mg