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Do you ever feel like a short order cook in a restaurant? I sure do. Sometimes it seems like every one wants something different and breakfast seems to be the main problem.
What is it about breakfast that makes otherwise non-picky people so darn picky? I have some that want pancakes, daily, others that want homemade granola, and still others that would prefer French toast. The worst offenders, in my opinion, are those that claim not to be picky, claim they don’t care and then proceed to sigh and push their food around the plate with a fork.
To this, I have one thing to say…cheese and bacon biscuits.
No one can really resist them. Big and fluffy, with a nice cheese flavor, these biscuits are best served hot with crisp bacon and egg on the inside. Quite a lot like the proverbial breakfast sandwich at the local fast food place…only better.
These freeze really well. You can even freeze them individually with the egg and bacon inside and heat them up in the microwave for a quick breakfast on the go. I use cans to cut these with, the big one pound tomato cans. You can use whatever you like best. I also like to sprinkle the top with cheese, it gives them a nice color and look.
Some of the kids like them with eggs, and some like them with just bacon…sometimes we make them with sausage. These are very versatile so make them the way you like best.
Cheese and Bacon Biscuit Breakfast Sandwiches
- 2 c flour
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2/3 c grated cheddar cheese
- 1/2 c cold unsalted butter
- 3/4 c buttermilk
Set oven to 500 degrees.
Mix dry ingredients.
Grate 1/2 cup butter into the dry ingredients and mix quickly.
Add the cheese.
Add buttermilk all at once stirring until a soft dough is formed.
Knead dough lightly on a floured board about 5-10 strokes…GENTLE strokes.
Pat out 3/4 inch thick and cut straight down with a smooth sided biscuit cutter or mason jar. Do not twist as you are cutting.
Place just touching on a silpat covered baking sheet
. Place in oven until golden. This will only take about 6-8 minutes, depending on the size of the biscuits. Watch carefully.
1 to 2 dozen (depends on size)
Meanwhile cook 1 package of bacon until crisp.
Drain. Break each piece in half to fit on the biscuits.
I you want to add egg then use on scrambled egg per biscuit. I just leave them cook in the pan like an omelet and then fold them onto the biscuit.
Images:(c) 2009 Marye Audet
952 days ago
[...] was not too spicy but just spicy enough to wake up your homemade sausage biscuits in the morning. I added brown sugar because I like the balance of hot/sweet/salty in breakfast [...]
I’m a newbie to OAMC. I would love to have these in the freezer for my four kiddos to pop in the nuker in the mornings! How would you freeze and reheat them? Any other must-have recipes or tips for a newbie? I’m a single mom of four between 13 and 7 so I could use the advice! Thanks!
Sure Hendria, let me know what you think of them.
I am going to make these this morning for breakfast…. thanks for posting :)
Katrina…LOL!
Thanks Cori..you are always a bright spot. :)
A personal note…are you doing better this week Marye? I read your article about the chickens and the law enforcement…gee wiz and yegads! You would think they would have better things to do then crack down on chicken owners…like catch drug dealers, rapists, bank robbers…what is this world coming too anyway? Well, lets not go there!
I hope today provides rays of Sonshine.
Wow! These look to good for words…very impressive. I may need to make my hubby some for breakfast.
Those biscuits look SO good! The whole breakfast does! Come on over!
How were they Valli?
I made Ina Garten’s cheese biscuits last week..I should have thought of this excellent idea to jazz them up:D