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Black Pepper Bacon Biscuits
5 from 3 votes

Black Pepper Bacon Biscuits

Black Pepper Bacon Biscuits are peppery, full of delicious bacon, cream cheese and buttermilk, they are fluffy and flaky. The perfect biscuit for your weekend brunch!

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 36 biscuits
Calories: 142 kcal
Course: Brunch
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 4 cups self-rising flour , plus more for dusting
  • 8 tablespoons butter cut into small cubes, cold
  • 4 ounces cream cheese in small chunks (1/2 box, cold
  • 2 teaspoons black pepper coarsely ground
  • 1 1/2 cups buttermilk whole
  • 1 pound Bacon crumbled, Smithfield Hometown Original, cooked
  • salt topping; quantities specified; kosher salt; coarsely ground pepper
  • black pepper topping; quantities specified; kosher salt; coarsely ground pepper

Instructions

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  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
  2. In a large bowl, add in the flour and add the cubed butter into the flour, then the cream cheese into the mixture with a pastry cutter or mixing with your hands quickly until it looks like little pea sized crumbles and some flour.
  3. Add in the black pepper and the bacon.
  4. Make a well in the center of the mixture and add the buttermilk and mix together with your hands.
  5. Flour the mixture just enough to separate the dough from the bowl. Flour a flat surface and dump the dough onto the surface.
  6. Flour a rolling pin and roll the dough out to 1/2 inch thickness in a rectangle.
  7. Cut the biscuits into 2 inch by 2 inch squares.
  8. Place the biscuits on an ungreased baking sheet so that the sides are touching, but not snugly pressed against each other.
  9. Brush the tops of the biscuits with butter, and sprinkle the salt and pepper topping on top.
  10. Bake 15-17 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through baking.

Notes

  • Recipe inspired by Callie's Southern Biscuits.
  • Recipe inspired by Callie's Southern Biscuits

Nutrition Information

Calories 142kcal (7%) Carbohydrates 10g (3%) Protein 3g (6%) Fat 9g (14%) Saturated Fat 4g (20%) Cholesterol 19mg (6%) Sodium 126mg (5%) Potassium 58mg (1%) Vitamin A 140IU (3%) Calcium 19mg (2%) Iron 0.2mg (1%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 36 biscuits

Amount Per Serving

Calories 142

% Daily Value*

Calories 142kcal 7%
Carbohydrates 10g 3%
Protein 3g 6%
Fat 9g 14%
Saturated Fat 4g 20%
Cholesterol 19mg 6%
Sodium 126mg 5%
Potassium 58mg 1%
Vitamin A 140IU 3%
Calcium 19mg 2%
Iron 0.2mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.