Saturday, October 4, 2008

Biscuits...Morning & Night

Matt's eye was caught by the recipe for Buttermilk Biscuits with Green Onion, Black Pepper & Sea Salt in the new issue of Bon Appétit. "How good does this sound?" he asked. I wondered which of my upcoming meals he thought they would go with. His response was maybe chili since the biscuits had cornmeal in them or perhaps for a breakfast sandwich. I liked the idea of making biscuits with chili but I wanted to add cheddar cheese to them too.
Chili with Buttermilk Biscuits with Green Onions & Cheddar
(these were almost over cooked)

Buttermilk Biscuits with Cheddar & Green Onions
(adapted from Bon Appétit Nov. '08)

1/4 c buttermilk
2 green onions, finely chopped
1/4 c cheddar cheese, grated
2/3 c all-purpose flour
1 t baking powder
big pinch of salt
2 T cornmeal
2 T + 1 t cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces

Preheat oven to 425 F.

In a small bowl mix together the buttermilk, onions & cheddar. Set aside.

In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder salt & cornmeal. Add the butter. Use your hands to work the flour & butter together until it is the consistency of a coarse meal. Stir in the buttermilk mixture until large clumps form. Knead the dough about 3 or 4 times to bring everything together.

Put the dough on a baking sheet covered with a silicone mat or parchment paper. Form into a square about 3/4 inch thick. Cut the square into 4 pieces. Space the pieces about 2 inches apart. Melt a little more butter & brush it on the top of each biscuit.

Bake for 15 minutes or until biscuits are golden brown.

Makes 4 biscuits

These biscuits were perfect with the chili & a nice switch from crackers or bread. We both really liked the texture & flavor of the green onions in them. Matt was a little iffy about the cornmeal, thinking it added some harder bits to the biscuits, I didn't really notice that.

Then we started talking about all the different things you could flavor a biscuit with. I got the idea of a breakfast biscuit with bacon in it & that was all I could think of so I had to make it for breakfast the next morning. Think about it bacon, butter, cheese...a little piece of heaven on a plate. We had them on the side but they would be perfect as part of a breakfast sandwich.
Buttermilk Biscuits with Bacon & Cheddar
(these were perfectly cooked)

Buttermilk Biscuits with Bacon & Cheddar


3 slices bacon, chopped
1/4 c buttermilk
1/4 c cheddar cheese, grated
2/3 c all-purpose flour
1 t baking powder
big pinch of salt
1 T sugar
2 T + 1 t cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces

Preheat oven to 425 F.

Cook the bacon until crispy. Drain on a paper towel & cool completely. (I put it in the freezer for a few minutes while preparing everything else)

In a small bowl mix together the buttermilk, bacon & cheddar. Set aside.

In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt & sugar. Add the butter. Use your hands to work the flour & butter together until it is the consistency of a coarse meal. Stir in the buttermilk mixture until large clumps form. Knead the dough about 3 or 4 times to bring everything together.

Put the dough on a baking sheet covered with a silicone mat or parchment paper. Form into a square about 3/4 inch thick.
Buttermilk Biscuits with Bacon & Cheddar
Cut the square into 4 pieces.
Buttermilk Biscuits with Bacon & Cheddar
Space the pieces about 2 inches apart. Melt some more butter & brush the top of each biscuit with it.

Bake for 15 minutes or until biscuits are golden brown.

Makes 4 biscuits

15 comments:

  1. I have been dying for chili all week. Its on the menu today! And so funny I was thinking some cornbread but then I'm thinking, nah, not in the mood. Then I visit you and you have the perfect accompaniement for my chili today. Love it Kat!

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  2. Beautiful Biscuits!
    That's a good name for a blog!

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  3. Lori - I love it when that happens!

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  4. wow..those look great!

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  5. I love adding wonderful little bits to biscuits - ham and cheese is a favorite here. Yours look PERFECT! I bet they were wonderful.

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  6. Niiice, you got me hungry right after finishing din-din.

    Cheddar and bacon, a wonderful union.

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  7. Well I made them and I posted about them. They were SOOOOOOOOOOOO good! They mopped up chili quite well.

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  8. I am not a Chili fan..but I would NEVER turn down a biscuit! YUMMO

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  9. Everything's better with bacon! Those biscuits look great!

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  10. good call, matt--these sounds perfect for chili! beautiful blocks of bread. :)

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  11. I happened to catch two cooking shows this week where the chef made a white chili... I can't really understand the point of a white chili personally, for me chili should be dark red with meat and beans like yours.

    The bacon cheddar biscuits look amazing--- I think I will make them for Zach next time I need to bribe him to do a project around the house.

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  12. The bacon and cheddar look like the perfect addition to these.

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  13. Biscuits with bacon? Count me in!! They both sound wonderful!

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  14. I am totally biscuit challenged ~ I think I'll give these a try!

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