saint lucia's day and bacon cheddar biscuits

Almost the whole of St. Lucia’s Day has gone by, and I haven’t posted! But that’s mostly because I did write about it over at Alyssa’s awesome blog, The Shady Glade. Check it out!

A special food I served for St. Lucia breakfast was meat and cheese biscuits. Here’s a recipe that I haven’t tried yet, but will sometime soon. It looks savory and wonderful for any meal of the day!

Cheddar, Onion and Bacon Biscuits

INGREDIENTS

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

1/4 cup fresh, chopped cilantro (optional)

1 teaspoon salt

1/3 cup butter

1 1/2 cups grated cheddar cheese

1/2 cup finely chopped onion

4 slices of bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled (or 1/2 cup bacon bits)

2/3 cup milk

DIRECTIONS

Combine flour, baking powder and salt in mixing bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in cilantro, cheese, onion and bacon, mixing well. Add milk all at once to dry ingredients, stirring with a fork to make a soft dough.

Turn out onto floured surface and knead 5 to 7 times (not too much!). Roll dough out 1/2 inch thick; cut into rounds or rectangles. I usually use the mouth of a small glass to create uniform circles. Place biscuits onto an ungreased baking sheet lightly sprinkled with flour.

Bake at 450°F for 10-13 minutes or until light golden in color.

*photo courtesy of The Food Network