Herbed Apple & Bacon Biscuits

Prep time: 15min

Total time: 40min

Makes: 12 biscuits

Ingredients
Nutritional Information

2 ½ cups

all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting

625 mL

1 tbsp

baking powder

15 mL

½ tsp

baking soda

2 mL

½ tsp

salt

2 mL

½ cup

cold unsalted butter, cut into cubes

125 mL

Empire or Northern Spy apples, cored, peeled and diced

6 slices

Sensations by Compliments Applewood Bacon, cooked and chopped

2 tsp

finely chopped fresh thyme

10 mL

1 cup

buttermilk, plus more for brushing

250 mL

Per serving (1 biscuit)

calories

210

fat

10 g

saturated fat

6 g

carbs

26 g

sugar

4 g

protein

5 g

cholestrol

25 mg

fibre

2 g

sodium

330 mg

Directions

Preheat oven to 400˚F (200°C). In large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Cut butter into flour mixture using pastry-blender or rubbed with fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add apples, bacon and thyme; toss to combine.
Pour in buttermilk. Stir just until moistened. Do not overwork dough. Transfer to lightly floured board. Gently knead just until dough comes together. Pat into 1-in. (2.5-cm) thick slab. Using 2.5-in. (6-cm) round cutter, cut rounds; re-roll scraps and cut again for total of 12 biscuits.
Place biscuits 2-in. (5 cm) apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Brush tops lightly with buttermilk. Bake 15 to 18 min. until golden brown. Serve warm or at room temperature. (Baked biscuits can be cooled, wrapped tightly and frozen up to 1 month, before thawing and warming to serve.)