Bacon Cheddar Chive Biscuits
The BEST savory biscuit recipe you will ever see! Loaded with crispy bacon bits, extra-sharp cheddar cheese, and chives. The biscuits come out perfectly flaky and buttery every time!
Greetings from Thailand!
It is 94 degrees F, I have sweated through 2 outfits, and taken 3 showers already in just one day.
But. I did have $1.60 street pad thai + a thai iced tea, which was probably the best meal of my life.
So it all evens out.
But while I’m here in the hottest city ever, I hope the rest of you will all stay warm and cozy with chunky sweaters and these bacon cheddar chive biscuits.
It’s the definition of comfort food, with the buttery, flaky goodness in ever bite.
Not to mention, the loads of cheese and bacon here.
So please have an extra biscuit for me while we load up on more $1 pad thai!
Bacon Cheddar Chive Biscuits
Ingredients
- 6 slices bacon, diced
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 ounces shredded extra-sharp cheddar cheese
- ¼ cup chopped fresh chives
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ cup unsalted butter, frozen
- 1 ¾ cups buttermilk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
- Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add bacon and cook until brown and crispy, about 6-8 minutes. Drain excess fat; transfer bacon to a paper towel-lined plate.
- In a large bowl, combine bacon, flour, cheese, chives, baking powder, salt and baking soda.
- Grate butter using the large holes of a box grater. Stir into the flour mixture.
- Add buttermilk and stir using a rubber spatula until a soft dough forms.
- Working on a lightly floured surface, knead the dough 3-4 times until it comes together. Using a rolling pin, roll the dough into a 1 1/4-inch thick rectangle. Cut out 10-12 rounds using a 2 1/2-inch biscuit or cookie cutter. Place biscuits onto the prepared baking sheet; place in the freezer for 15 minutes.
- Remove biscuits from freezer. Place into oven and bake for 15-18 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Serve warm.
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Can I make these as drop biscuits instead of using cookie cutter or biscuit cutter? I don’t have either on hand so just wondering before I have to go buy on. Thanks
Unfortunately, without further recipe testing, I cannot answer with certainty. As always, please use your best judgment regarding substitutions and modifications.
You can always use a glass to cut biscuits!
That’s a great trick!
You can just use an upside down glass or mug, or actually anything that will cut a 2-1/2” biscuit size circle. Or, you could try baking them as a sheet and then cutting them …
Can I freeze them? And if so, should I freeze them before or after they are baked? What is the best way to reheat them if I’m serving them the next day?
Thanks!
Unfortunately, we cannot answer this with certainty as we have never tried freezing this ourselves. Please use your best judgment for freezing and reheating.
I have frozen them and they are just as good reheated
Lulu – see my comment below. After I cut out the rounds, I sealed them on a baking sheet and froze them overnight. The baking temp and duration is in my comment below. It worked beautifully!
I printed this recipe some time ago, but just made it over this past weekend, the bacon was listed in the ingredient section but not in the instruction section, so name calling is childish and inappropriate Steve.
I have never written a comment for any recipe site, but I feel comments should be supportive or constructive…..not mean spirited.
Thank you!
Hello, have you tried this with just milk instead of buttermilk? I don’t even know what it is and I really want to try out this recipe, looks delicious!!!! Thanks 🙂
I actually have not – sorry!
You can make an easy buttermilk substitute by adding about a teaspoon of cider vinegar or lemon juice to a cup of milk. Let sit a minute or two. Or look in your grocery store’s baking section for powdered buttermilk. Makes it easy to have buttermilk on hand for baking without buying it every time.
I make these biscuits regularly with 2% milk because it’s all I keep on hand but they are always wonderful. I add about one tablespoon white vinegar per cup of milk to “sour” it. This serves as a good substitute for buttermilk.
I made these the other day and they were delicious warm from eh oven with butter. The next day I fried a couple of eggs and had them in the biscuits and they were delicious too. All round delicious biscuits!
the bacon is listed right there!
Dummies..
Wow you’re rude
Will try making this Wednesday of this week. Looks mouthwatering
Oh yes! These are definitely in the rotation. LOVE your nails!!
Jett
These look amazing and I’m going to make them. Can’t believe how many people missed the add the bacon part!
I think I’m the only one that saw the bacon in the recipe! Omg! Lol! They are delicious and easy to make when you read the recipe correctly.
When the recipe was ORIGINALLY posted, the bacon was omitted 🙂
These look delicious! At what point do I add the bacon in? I may have overlooked it but I didn’t see that step. Can’t wait to try these!
The bacon is added in step #3.
3. In a large bowl, combine bacon, flour, cheese, chives, baking powder, salt and baking soda.
I am sure it would turn out the same way if the recipe was cut in half. What do you think? Should I fold in the crumbled bacon bits before kneeding the dough. Love your website and I’m tempted to buy the cookbook but since I have over 75 cookbooks, I’m still on the fence. Edythe
The bacon is added in step #3.
3. In a large bowl, combine bacon, flour, cheese, chives, baking powder, salt and baking soda.
Se ven muy buenas esas recetas, pero lamentablemente no entiendo ese idioma ,sera posible me escriban en español? Gracias
I’m sorry that you’re having trouble, have you tried Google translate?
Can replace flour with GF flour? thanks
Unfortunately, without further recipe testing, we cannot answer with certainty. As always, please use your best judgment regarding substitutions and modifications.
You forgot to add the bacon to the biscuits
The bacon is added in step #3.
3. In a large bowl, combine bacon, flour, cheese, chives, baking powder, salt and baking soda.
Love your recipes! Just wondering, when do you add the bacon? Thanks!
The bacon is added in step #3.
3. In a large bowl, combine bacon, flour, cheese, chives, baking powder, salt and baking soda.