Stacy Lyn's Cheddar Bacon Buttermilk Biscuit Recipe

Ingredients:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus enough for dusting
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more for the tops of biscuits
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold
• 3tablespoons shortening, cold
• 3/4 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup cooked crumbled bacon, about 1/2 pound
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 450°F. Place a cast iron skillet in the preheating oven.
2. In a large bowl, sift dry ingredients together.
3. Work the butter and shortening into the flour mixture with a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
4. Add the cheese and bacon and mix until incorporated. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture, then slowly pour the buttermilk, gently incorporating the buttermilk with your hands until the flour is wet.
5. The dough isn’t going to have a form or shape at this point. Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and fold on top of itself for about 1 minute.
6. Roll or press dough to a1/2-inch-thickrectangle and, using a biscuit cutter, cut out as many rounds as possible.
7. Gather leftover dough and roll it out to get more biscuits. Remove the skillet from the oven and transfer biscuits to the hot skillet, making sure the biscuits are touching one another.
8. Put a light thumbprint in the middle of each biscuit to ensure they rise at the same time.
9. Brush the top of each biscuit with buttermilk or melted butter and sprinkle with kosher salt.
10. Bake in the preheated oven for about 10 minutes, or until the biscuits have risen and the tops have begun to brown.

Stacy Lyn’s Special Note!
"You can double—or even triple—this recipe for a quick make-ahead meal! Once you cut the rounds, just place them about an inch apart on a cookie sheet and place them in the freezer for 6 hours, or until completely frozen. Then remove from the pan and place in a freezer bag for up to 6 months. When you are ready to cook the frozen biscuits, remove the amount you need from the bag and place on a baking sheet and cook in a 450°Foven for 12 minutes, or until cooked through and golden."

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