Eloise's Biscuits
My grandmother made these biscuits every week. Sometimes she would leave out the bacon and bacon fat and use lard or sometimes butter or sometimes a mix. These can also be made in a stand mixer with a paddle attachment or a food processor.
Ingredients
Makes 8 biscuits
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup crumbled bacon
1 tablespoon baking powder
Large pinch of baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
4 ounces cold bacon fat OR 1 stick (8 tablespoons) cold unsalted butter, cut into 8 pieces
¾ cup to 1 cup cold buttermilk
2 to 4 tablespoons melted butter for dipping biscuits
Preparation
Preheat oven to 400˚ F
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, bacon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
Add in bacon fat or butter and using a pastry blender cut butter into the flour until small pieces (like the size of rolled oats).
Stir in ¾ cup buttermilk and stir to combine. If the mixture is still dry, add in the remaining buttermilk.
Once the dough has come together, turn dough onto a lightly floured surface and fold dough over on itself 2 to 3 times. Using your hands, pat dough out until 1-inch thick and cut with a 2 inch round cookie cutter.
Dip biscuits into the melted butter.
Place biscuits on a sheet tray lined with parchment paper. Bake in the oven until lightly golden and firm, but not hard to the touch, about 8 -10 minutes.
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