Cheesy Bacon Buttermilk Biscuits

Why serve up some store bought, plain Jane bread, rolls or biscuits this holiday season? Your family and table deserves more after all your dinner efforts and these Cheesy Bacon Buttermilk Biscuits are sure to please.

Laced through with lots of Gruyere cheese, though cheddar works well, too, crumbled bacon and green onions,  these aren’t hard to make and homemade is exactly what you and your special guests deserve. Call them a biscuit or scone, it’s your call, I just call these amazing. Now, pass the butter please!

Biscuits, how I love thee. Scones, how I love thee. Mind you each has a place, and yes, there is a difference in the two. But you say, “they’re both made with flour, butter or lard, baking powder and some dairy, what’s the difference?” and I say plenty.

See biscuits are typically flakey, with layers, lots of flakey layers of buttery dough baked to a golden brown. Scones are a little more free-formed, are dense and crumble slightly, but are not dry.  Both love a good bit of butter or jam spread on them, but biscuits are more akin to a soaking of gravy over the top, as a side with a stew or soup, while a scone is typically thought of with breakfast or tea time with nuts, fruit and maybe an herbal note thrown in there while you dip it in some fresh lemon curd. Get it?

So when I made these Cheesy Bacon Buttermilk Biscuits I wanted plenty of cheese in them, Gruyere cheese in fact. Lots of it and it’s nutty flavor plays well with the tangy buttermilk dough loaded with crumbled bacon and green onions that were cooked down a bit with some of the bacon fat. So really this is a hybrid of sorts. A tasty one in fact. Feel free to use cheddar or Swiss cheese if you like though.

Since these buttermilk biscuits were loaded down I knew they would not rise as high and be as flakey layered as they could be without all the goodies in them like a traditional biscuit, so basically these might be considered scones. Though these turned out pretty good darn good and rose up just fine. A cheesy, bacon flavored addition to the dinner table.

Besides some melted butter, these are perfect to dunk in any sauce or gravy, just sayin’. I made another batch a couple of days later and served them up with some some Chorizo Sausage Gravy. So good!

While these were perfect as a side to the Southwest Slow Cooker Corn Chowder I made the other evening, these are a great addition to the Slow Cooker Ham Bone Bean Soup, or on your holiday dinner table too.

For some delicious scone recipes try my Chocolate Chip Pecan Buttermilk Scones, Cranberry Cherry Pecan Scones, or these Pumpkin Scones with Maple Icing. Enjoy!

Cheesy Bacon Buttermilk Biscuits

Adapted from BHG recipe.

5 from 2 votes

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Course: Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Servings: 24 servings

Calories: 157kcal

Author: Kevin Is Cooking

Ingredients

• 6 slices bacon
• 4 green onions chopped
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 egg
• 3 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder
• pinch red pepper flakes
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups shredded gruyere cheese 6 oz
• Maldon Smoked Sea Salt Flakes optional

Instructions

• In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove from skillet and drain on paper towels. Crumble bacon and set aside.
• Leave 1 tablespoon bacon drippings in skillet (saving remaining for other use). Sauté green onions in bacon fat for 2 minutes, set aside.
• Preheat oven to 425°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside. In a bowl, whisk together the buttermilk and egg. Set aside.
• In a bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, garlic powder, and red pepper flakes. Using a pastry blender or fork, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Mix in crumbled bacon, green onions, and shredded cheese. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture.
• Reserve 2 tablespoons of the buttermilk mixture, set aside to brush on biscuits later. Add remaining buttermilk mixture to flour mixture. Using a fork, stir just until mixture is moistened.
• With your hand, knead dough by folding and gently pressing it for 10 to 12 folds or just until dough holds together in bowl. Roll out dough evenly to 1/2-inch thickness. Using a 2- to 2-1/2-inch round cutter, cut rounds from the dough. Place rounds, nearly touching, on prepared baking sheet. Brush rounds with reserved 2 tablespoons buttermilk mixture. Top each biscuit with sprinkle of Maldon Smoked Sea Salt Flakes (optional).
• Bake about 15 minutes or until golden brown. Transfer biscuits to wire racks to cool completely. Serve as is or with butter.

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Nutrition

Calories: 157kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 112mg | Potassium: 106mg | Vitamin A: 245IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 123mg | Iron: 0.9mg

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