Buttermilk Biscuits with Bacon and Cheddar

I love buttermilk biscuits. In fact, biscuits and gravy is probably my favorite breakfast dish.

Today, I made mini biscuits and added bacon crumbles and cheddar to the mix. Biscuit recipes are quick and easy, but the quality of ingredients really makes a difference. I used Niman Ranch applewood smoked bacon and Tillamook sharp cheddar. Together with White Lily all-purpose flour and Plugra butter, they made some light, fluffy, buttery biscuits that were crisp around the top and crunchy browned on the bottom.

Here's a close up of the inside of a biscuit. I made square biscuits about an inch and a half across. They're the perfect size for snacking on, but I sacrificed some of the height that make big biscuits so appealing.

I used Mark Bittman's recipe from How to Cook Everything. I'll post details if someone will promise to make it and send me photos!