Best Salt And Pepper Biscuits With Bacon Butter Recipes
SALT & PEPPER BISCUITS
Baked in a cast iron skillet, pull-apart salt & pepper biscuits are flaky and buttery with a definite kick. They're best eaten warm from the oven.
Provided by Paige Adams
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, black pepper and salt. Using a pastry blender or a fork, cut the cold cubed butter into the dry ingredients until it is the size of pebbles. Stir in the buttermilk.
- Turn out the dough onto a lightly floured work surface and pat 1 inch thick. Using a 2-inch cutter, cut out the biscuits and place them in a buttered 12-inch cast-iron skillet, so they are just touching.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes until light golden brown.
- The biscuits are best served warm.
- To revive the biscuits the day after they are baked, warm them in a 300-degree oven for 10 minutes.
BLACK PEPPER AND BACON DROP BISCUITS
This is one variation of a Cook's Illustrated recipe for Best Drop Biscuits. As usual, details abound in the directions which suits me, a nervous baker, to a tee.
Provided by SusieQusie
Categories Breads
Time 27m
Yield 12 biscuits, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Cut bacon in half lengthwise and then crosswise into 1/4-inch pieces; fry in a skillet over medium heat until crisp, 5-7 minutes. Transfer pieces to a paper towel and cool.
- Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 475ºF. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Stir in bacon pieces.
- In a medium bowl, combine cold buttermilk and 8 tablespoons melted butter, stirring until butter forms small clumps.
- ***This may look like a mistake, but it's one of the secrets of this recipe. The clumps of butter are similar to small bits of cold butter in biscuits prepared by the traditional method. As the butter melts during baking, the steam helps the biscuits rise and gives them a light and fluffy interior.
- Add buttermilk mixture to dry ingredients and stir until just incorporated and batter pulls away from sides of bowl.
- Using a 1/4-cup dry measure, scoop level amounts of batter and drop onto baking sheet (biscuits should measure about 2 1/4-inches in diameter and 1 1/4-inch high). Space biscuits 1 1/2-inces apart.
- Bake until the tops are golden brown and crisp, 12-14 minutes.
- Remove from oven and brush tops with melted butter. Let cool 5 minutes before serving.
- Bring on the gravy!
- ### Other variations - omit the bacon and pepper and add:.
- Cheddar Scallion - 1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese and 1/4 cup thinly sliced scallions.
- Parmesan Rosemary- 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese and 1/2 teaspoons finely minced rosemary.
SALT AND SAVORY BISCUITS
Steps:
- Heat the oven to 400 degrees F/200 degrees C.
- Put the butter, sugar, salt, 2 to 3 tablespoons cold water and egg in a bowl and mix well. Add the flour and mix quickly only until it holds together. Do not overwork. Roll the dough out to 1/16 of an inch/2 mm thick. Cut into squares. Sprinkle over some fleur de sel and the topping(s) of your choice on each. Transfer to a baking sheet. Bake until puffed, crisp and golden, about 10 minutes.
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