Biscuits and Bacon

Make these biscuits when you feel like beating someone or something.  Take your aggression out on the the biscuits!

I will warn you ahead of time that these biscuits call for twice as much fat as my standard go-to recipe.  I put off making them for that very reason!  I know that you people think that I am the fat queen, but I have to say that sometimes even I am am startled by a recipe.  These biscuits were a hit at Brunch, but I just can’t say that they were enough of an improvement to move them up into the top spot.  The other blogs where I saw these mentioned referred to them as “perfect“  and “the best biscuits ever made or tasted“, and I just can’t agree.  They are flaky and tasty, and if you rarely make biscuits, this might be your favorite.  But, DAMN! That’s a lot of butter!  Make a few different kinds and let me know what the friends and family say.

• 2 Cups AP flour
• 1 Tablespoon baking powder
• 1 Teaspoon sugar
• 1 Teaspoon salt
• 1 stick (8 Tablespoons) butter, plus 4 Tablespoons, melted
• 1 cup buttermilk

Preheat oven to 450°

Mix together dry ingredients

Cut in butter (I prefer to dice the butter then pop it in the freezer for a few minutes, then whiz the frozen cubes into the dry ingredients in the food processor. )

Add buttermilk and combine with a large spoon until mostly cohesive.

Turn out on floured board (or silicone mat) and knead until all crumbs are into the solid mass.  Then, roll out a half inch or so thick, and fold in thirds.  Then beta the hell out of it with your rolling pin.  Turn the dough 90° and repeat the process.  Do this a half dozen times or more (we are building flaky layers here!)

When you are tired of beating your dough and you no longer harbor resentment for whom or whatever angered you in the first place,  roll the dough about 1/3″ think and cut with your favorite biscuit cutter.  Always press straight down, then twist slightly if you need to get the cutter loose. (Straight cuts allow better rising.)

Place them, just touching, on a parchment or silicone mat lined baking tray or baking stone and brush the tops with melted butter before placing in oven for about 15 minutes.

Brush them again when you remove them from the oven.

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