| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 45 min |
| Active: | 30 min |
| Yield: | 15 to 18 biscuits |
| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 45 min |
| Active: | 30 min |
| Yield: | 15 to 18 biscuits |
Ingredients
- 6 strips bacon, finely chopped
- 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, not Dutch process
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 stick (8 tablespoons) cold unsalted butter, cut into cubes
- 1/2 cup half-and-half, plus more for brushing
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 3 tablespoons cold pure maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon whiskey, such as Tennessee whiskey
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
- Put the bacon in a small skillet and cook over medium heat, stirring often, until brown and crisp, about 10 minutes. Stir in 1 tablespoon of the sugar. Cook, stirring, until dissolved, about 1 minute. Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon to a plate.
- Whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt and remaining 1/3 cup sugar in a large bowl. Add the butter and use a pastry cutter or your fingers to cut the butter into the flour mixture until it resembles a coarse meal with some pea-sized lumps. Make a well in the center of the mixture, then gradually add the half-and-half, stirring to incorporate it into the mix.
- Set aside about 2 tablespoons of the bacon. Knead the rest of the bacon into the dough a few times, then turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and pat it out to a 3/4-inch-thick circle. Cut out biscuits with a 2-inch round cutter, transferring them to an ungreased baking sheet. Gather the scraps, reshape and cut out more biscuits (discard any remaining scraps). Brush the biscuits with a little half and half and sprinkle each with a bit of the reserved bacon. Bake the biscuits until puffed and set, 10 to 12 minutes.
- Meanwhile beat the cream and maple syrup together until it holds stiff peaks; beat in the whiskey. Serve the warm biscuits with the whipped cream.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 16.5 servings |
| Calories | 233 |
| Total Fat | 16 g |
| Saturated Fat | 9 g |
| Carbohydrates | 19 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Sugar | 8 g |
| Protein | 4 g |
| Cholesterol | 44 mg |
| Sodium | 162 mg |
| Serving Size | 1 of 16.5 servings |
| Calories | 233 |
| Total Fat | 16 g |
| Saturated Fat | 9 g |
| Carbohydrates | 19 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Sugar | 8 g |
| Protein | 4 g |
| Cholesterol | 44 mg |
| Sodium | 162 mg |
Reviews
These biscuits were delicious! We didn’t use as much sugar in the bacon and it was very tasty! Whipped cream was to die for!
Oh my word! These biscuits are fantastic! I made them (minus the whipped cream) to go with quiche for dinner. Delish! Both my boyfriend and I loved it. I used leftover biscuits the next day as the “shortcake” for strawberry short cake. So so so good!