Bacon and Scallion Truck Stop Biscuit

 

Bacon and Scallion Truck Stop Biscuit Recipe

Ingredients:

• 2cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
• 2tablespoons baking powder
• 1scant tablespoon sugar
• 1teaspoon salt
• ¼ cup crushed bacon
• ¼ cup finely shredded cheddar cheese
• 4 tablespoons finely chopped green onions
• 5tablespoons cold, unsalted butter, preferably European style
• 1cup whole fairlife milk

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. In a large bowl, sift flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. Add bacon, parmesan cheese and green onions. Transfer mixture to a food processor. Cut butter into 1 tablespoon size pats and add to flour, then pulse 5 or 6 times until the mixture resembles rough crumbs. (Alternatively, cut butter into flour in the mixing bowl using a fork or a pastry cutter.) Return dough to bowl, add milk and stir with a fork until it forms a rough ball.
2. Turn the dough out onto a well-floured surface and pat it down into a rough rectangle, about an inch thick. Fold it over and gently pat it down again. Repeat. Cover the dough loosely with a kitchen towel and allow it to rest for 30 minutes.
3. Gently pat out the dough some more, so that the rectangle is roughly 10 inches by 6 inches. Cut dough into biscuits using a floured glass or biscuit cutter. Do not twist cutter when cutting; this crimps the edges of the biscuit and impedes its rise.
4. Place biscuits on a cookie sheet and bake until golden brown, approximately 10 to 15 minutes.