Everything Biscuits
- 1/2 cup (110 g) rendered bacon fat, at room temperature plus more for greasing baking sheet
- 2 cups (240 g) sifted all-purpose flour,
- plus more for dusting
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups (375 ml) buttermilk
- 3 tablespoons whipping cream (35 percent butterfat)
- 1 tablespoon sea salt
- 1 tablespoon dried onion flakes
- 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
- Preheat the oven to 375F (190C).
- Grease a rimmed baking sheet.
- In a large bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, buttermilk, and bacon fat.
- The mixture should come together in a thick, sandy dough.
- On a floured work surface, flatten the dough to get an even thickness.
- It should be about 8 by 11 inches (25 by 28 cm) and about 1 inch (2.5 cm) thick.
- Dust with flour if sticky.
- Using a wineglass or a biscuit cutter 3 inches (7.5 cm) in diameter, dip the rim in flour and cut out the biscuits.
- Place on the prepared baking sheet.
- Gather the scraps, pat flat again, and cut out more biscuits, or form them by hand.
- Brush the tops of the biscuits with the cream, then sprinkle evenly with the sea salt, onion flakes, poppy seeds, and sesame seeds.
- Bake for 12 minutes, or until the tops are golden.
bacon, flour, dusting, baking powder, sugar, salt, buttermilk, whipping cream, salt, onion flakes, poppy seeds, sesame seeds
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/everything-biscuits-388882 (may not work)