Tillamook Smoked Cheddar Biscuits With Crisp Bacon And Apricots

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 5 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces (can use tillamook brand)
• 5 slices bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled
• 1/3 cup chopped dried apricot
• 3/4 cup tillamook smoked cheddar cheese, shredded & chilled
• 3/4 cup buttermilk (can use tillamook brand)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425 degrees f.
• 2 in a large electric mixer with paddle attachment, combine the flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, and pepper.
• 3 add cold butter pieces and mix until flour mixture has a coarse meal texture.
• 4 add the bacon, apricots, and smoked cheddar cheese and mix until well-combined.
• 5 on low speed, gradually add the buttermilk and mix until a dough is formed.
• 6 turn the dough out onto a lightly-floured board and gently knead 8 times.
• 7 pat or roll out the dough to 1-inch thick, and use a biscuit or cookie cutter to cut the biscuits (re-gathering and re-rolling as necessary to use up the dough).
• 8 place on a lightly-greased and floured baking sheet, and bake at 425 degrees f on the middle oven rack for 15 minutes and biscuit tops are golden.