My hair is in rollers. Like… kickin’ it old school in Velcro rollers.
No one needs to know that besides the 137 of you who read this blog, my cat, and any random person who comes to this blog after Google searching “the most awesome biscuits ever made, for real”.
Ah.. the rollers. It’s amazing how un-cute you have to look to eventually look cute-ish. Boys don’t do this. They just put on cardigans and look hot.
Now… there’s a lot of good news I need to tell you about these biscuits. First: bacon. Second: brown sugar. Third: butter. Fourth: they’re freaking biscuits!!! And fifth: they do not have an un-cute phase. They’re all cute/delicious/freak-out-worthy, from beginning to end.
Do you really need convincing? No. Do I really need these rollers? Um… today? Yes.
I love when baked goods start with salty bacon and brown sugar.
It’s really a good path.
Cold butter is the key to big, fluffy biscuits.
It gets incorporated into the dough with fast fingers.
Sweet and salty bacon is paired with very coarsely crushed black pepper.
Every day needs a bite of spice!
Just mix biscuits with a fork… no biggie.
Try not to sneak all of the bacon bits out of the dough and into your mouth.
I could just stare at this picture all day. It’s like being in love.
These biscuits… besides being completely delicious… are smack dab in the middle of sweet and savory.
You could top them with butter and jam, and feel just right. Or! You could add a fried egg and tomato jam and have a perfectly tasty morning.
It’s up to you. Choose your own bacon biscuit adventure!
Brown Sugar Bacon Biscuits
makes about 8 biscuits
For the Bacon:
6 slices of bacon
1 tablespoon brown sugar
coarse ground black pepper
For the Biscuits:
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 to 1 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
3/4 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into small cubes
1 large egg
3/4 cup buttermilk
Place a rack in the center of the oven and preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with foil or parchment paper and spread bacon across baking sheet in a single layer. Sprinkle with brown sugar and black pepper. Bake until crisp and cooked through, about 13 to 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and carefully use tongs to place the hot bacon on a cutting board. Don’t put the bacon on paper towels or they might stick. Ick! Allow to cool until you’re able to handle the slices and chop into medium chunks. Set aside.
Increase oven temperature to 425 degrees F. Line another baking sheet with parchment paper or foil, and set aside.
In a mixing bowl, sift together flour, sugars, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and black pepper. Add cold butter and use your hands to quickly break the butter into the flour until mixture resembles coarse meal. In another bowl, combine egg and buttermilk and beat lightly with a fork. Add to flour mixture all at once, stirring to incorporate. Once batter is nearly incorporated, add bacon and mix in.
You may want to dump the shaggy biscuit mixture onto a lightly floured board to knead together a few times. Don’t overwork the dough and melt the butter, Just make sure it comes together.
Roll or pat dough into a 1-inch thickness. Cut into 2-inch rounds using a biscuit cutter or cut into 2×2-inch squares. Reshape and roll dough to create more biscuits with excess scraps. Place on an ungreased baking sheet and bake at 425 degrees F for 12-15 minutes. Serve biscuits warm with jam or a fried egg.
I love these biscuits the day they are made. They can be kept in the fridge and will last for two days. The shaped, uncooked biscuit can also be frozen. Thaw in the fridge overnight and bake up in the morning.
Storm
Those look sooo good Joy!
Bacon and brown sugar!?!? Y.U.M!!!
Ellen
I’ve gone to the savory side! I added shredded cheddar.
Jamie
Made these this morning. I figured they would brighten up a rainy morning. Ah-mazing! Thank you as always and thank you for loving bacon as much as I do :)
Emmy
please do let us know how those curlers worked out for you….podcast material maybe? i’ve always been curious…my hair doesn’t like to curl. oh yeah, the biscuits look totally delish:) hm curled hair and bacon…trying to impress somebody perchance?
Luci
these are great. I changed it up a bit because I don’t eat pork so I used turkey bacon instead. Because the fat content in Tbacon is lower than in pork I added a little butter on top of the bacon before sprinkling with sugar, pepper and salt and baked it. They were crispy in about 12-15 minutes. I also decreased the butter in the biscuits to compensate for what I used on the bacon. They were super delish! Thanks for the recipe!!
lulu
Oh wow! These look soooo tasty! I can feel my resolve to not bake anything with bacon in the recipe crumbling… :S Damn you joy!
I just know I will love it and end up putting bacon in everything thus ending up the size of a freaking house!
Roberta
best biscuits of my life, fluffy and perfect and just a little bit sweet, love!
The Cuisinerd
Can you please send over some of those tasty bites in about 15 minutes? Please and thank you.
Michelle
Brilliant! I love savory biscuits and this might just be the answer to the question I never had.
Ashlyn
Wow! These look AMAZING!! Bacon with brown sugar?! Who knew, but it sounds perfect!
By the way, you have way more that 137 people reading this blog. It’s pretty much the best one out there!
Olga
omg biscuits for men! :)
joythebaker
Totes biscuits for men.
vicki in texas
Joy ~ Lemme tell ‘ya girl, I was smitten and a teeny bit worried. Bacon and biscuits are my fav but pepper and sugar into biscuit dough had me wondering…so since I had an extra hour this morning (thank you Day Light Savings Time) I took a leap and BOY AM I GLAD I DID! These are yummy and I am gonna make up another batch and freeze. Thanks, Joy!
joythebaker
That is the best use of an extra hour!! I’m so glad you liked the biscuits!
Katherine
The biscuits are wonderful! We loved them even more with the jelly. Thanks so much!
Victoria
Recently started following your blog an have truly loved reading it. I made these biscuits today for breakfast and they were amazing! Can’t wait to make another batch!