Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 5 tablespoons cold butter, cut into pieces
  • 5 slices cooked bacon, crisp and crumbled
  • 3/4 cup grated cheddar cheese
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk

Method

  • Preheat oven to 450~.
  • Grease a large baking sheet.
  • Into a bowl combine flour, baking powder, sugar, baking soda, and salt.
  • Blend butter into flour with pastry cutter until mixture resembles meal.
  • Stir in bacon and cheese, then add buttermilk and stir until mixture just forms a dough.
  • Gather dough into a ball and on a lightly floured surface knead gently 8 times.
  • Pat out dough into a 6 X 5 inch rectangle.
  • Cut dough into 9 rectangles and arrange
  • about 1 inch apart on baking sheet.
  • Bake biscuits in middle of oven 15 minutes or until golden brown.