Bacon Onion Cheddar Biscuits

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 10 slices thick-cut bacon
• 1 cup finely diced onion
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons butter, cubed and chilled
• 10 tablespoons milk
• 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 egg
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f grease a standard muffin tin.
• 2 fry the bacon in a skillet until crisp, then set aside on paper towels to drain and cool. discard all but 1 tbsp of bacon grease.
• 3 saute the onion in the reserved bacon grease until translucent and beginning to brown, about 5 minute transfer to a bowl.
• 4 chop the cooled bacon and add to onion.
• 5 whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. using two knives, a pastry cutter, your fingertips, or the food processor, cut the butter into the flour until the mixture is crumbly and there are no pieces of butter larger than a pea.
• 6 whisk together milk, oil and egg. add wet ingredients, with bacon, onion and shredded cheese, to the dry ingredients. mix with a rubber spatula just until all the flour is moistened.
• 7 divide batter into prepared muffin cups. bake 20-22 minutes, until golden brown.