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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 Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 12 biscuits
Calories: 250 kcal
Course: Side Dish , Bread
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Biscuits
  • 7 lices 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
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  1. 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
  1. Add cubed butter to freezer to chill as well.
  2. Preheat oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
Make biscuit dough
  1. 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.
  2. Add bacon and cheddar cheese, and pulse just 1-2 more times to combine.
  3. Transfer flour mixture from the food processor to a large bowl. Make a well in the center, and pour in maple syrup and buttermilk.
  4. Mix well using a wooden spoon or rubber spatula, adding more buttermilk if the mixture is very dry.
Scoop and bake biscuits
  1. Scoop out dough in approximately 1/4 cup portions, adding them to the prepared baking sheet, leaving some room in between each biscuit.
  2. Bake for about 15 minutes, or until lightly golden.
Add topping
  1. Combine topping ingredients (melted butter, parsley, garlic powder, and salt), and brush onto cooked biscuits.
Cool
  1. Transfer biscuits to a cooling rack to cool, or serve warm.

Notes

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  • Recipe makes approximately 12 biscuits.
  • 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.
  • If you prefer to not use bacon grease at all, you can use an equal amount of additional butter instead.
  • 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 Information

Calories 250kcal (13%) Carbohydrates 22g (7%) Protein 6g (12%) Fat 15g (23%) Saturated Fat 7g (35%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Monounsaturated Fat 5g Trans Fat 0.2g Cholesterol 31mg (10%) Sodium 359mg (15%) Potassium 193mg (6%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 5g (10%) Vitamin A 237IU (5%) Vitamin C 0.01mg (0%) Calcium 137mg (14%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12biscuits

Amount Per Serving

Calories 250

% Daily Value*

Calories 250kcal 13%
Carbohydrates 22g 7%
Protein 6g 12%
Fat 15g 23%
Saturated Fat 7g 35%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 5g 25%
Trans Fat 0.2g 10%
Cholesterol 31mg 10%
Sodium 359mg 15%
Potassium 193mg 4%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 5g 10%
Vitamin A 237IU 5%
Vitamin C 0.01mg 0%
Calcium 137mg 14%
Iron 1mg 6%

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