Great Britain
Cooking time - 40 mins
Serves - 4
Difficulty - easy peasy
Ingredients
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- 8 tbsp cold butter, cubed
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1½ cup cheddar cheese, grated
- 1 cup cold buttermilk
- 450g/16oz bacon (optional)
- ⅓ cup spring onion
Method
- Preheat the oven to 230°C/450°F.
- In a food processor or blender, mix together the flour and butter. Pulse to mix until it has some crumb-like consistency.
- Add the baking powder, baking soda, salt and onion powder. Pulse another 2-3 times.
- Add the cheese and pulse 2-3 times.
- Add the buttermilk and pulse until it forms a dough. Be sure not to overmix it.
- Remove the dough onto a lightly floured surface.
- Cook your bacon and allow it to cool completely.
- Knead the bacon and spring onions into the dough until combined.
- Using your hands, press the dough into a 2.5cm/1in thick rectangle. Fold into half and press down to form a 2.5cm/1in thick rectangle. Using a circular cookie cutter, cut out as many biscuits as possible. Repeat with the remaining dough.
- Place the cut out biscuits in your Whatever Pan and brush it with some buttermilk.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes.
- Allow the biscuits to cool slightly then serve!
