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    Cheddar Bacon Chive Biscuits

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    These cheddar bacon chive biscuits are easy to make and loaded with cheddar cheese, crispy bacon, and fresh chives! They are perfect to serve with breakfast or dinner! Savory flavors are found in each bite of these tender, flaky buttermilk biscuits!!

    Cheddar Bacon Chive Biscuits Recipe

    Loaded with cheese, bacon, and chives, these biscuits are perfect for both breakfast and dinner! Serve them buttered alongside your meal, and enjoy their rich and savory flavors.

    It is time for me to get some new chives growing here after our move. It's been three years here in the newer house, but you know how life can be and how easy it is to get distracted! But I do love chives, and I really enjoy cooking with them!

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    My tasty cheddar bacon chive buttermilk biscuits are wonderful to serve with breakfast or dinner!

    🥘 Cheddar Bacon Chive Biscuits Ingredients

    In addition to some simple baking ingredients, make sure you have some buttermilk, chives, and bacon! They are the key to making these ultra-tasty biscuits!

    • Flour - 4 cups of all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled.
    • Baking Powder - 1½ tablespoons of baking powder.
    • Garlic Powder - 2 teaspoons of garlic powder.
    • Salt - 1 teaspoon of salt.
    • Butter - ¾ cup of COLD butter, cut into cubes (1½ sticks, or 12 tablespoons).
    • Buttermilk - 1¾ cups of cold buttermilk (or use a buttermilk substitute).
    • Cheddar Cheese - 4 ounces of freshly grated cheddar cheese.
    • Bacon - 6 slices of bacon, cooked and crumbled (about ⅓ cup).
    • Chives - ¼ cup of freshly chopped or dried chives.

    *Be sure to see the free printable recipe card below for ingredients, exact amounts & instructions with tips!*

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    🔪 How To Make Cheddar Bacon Chive Biscuits

    These homemade biscuits are not difficult to make at all, even if you've never done it before! All you need is a skillet for cooking the bacon, a baking sheet, a mixing bowl, a rolling pin, a metal cutter, and a pastry cutter (or food processor).

    This recipe will make about 18 biscuits, so it is perfect for a large group!

    Prepare The Dough

    1. Preheat. Preheat oven to 450°F (230°C/Gas Mark 8) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
    2. Prepare the bacon. Cook 6 bacon slices over medium-high heat in a medium-sized skillet or frying pan until crispy (about 8-10 minutes), turning halfway through cooking. Set aside on a small paper towel-lined plate lined when the bacon is fully cooked.
    3. Combine. In a large mixing bowl, combine 4 cups (500 grams) of all-purpose flour, 1½ tablespoons of baking powder, 2 teaspoons of garlic powder, and 1 teaspoon of salt. Whisk until the ingredients are evenly distributed in the flour, then add ¾ cup (170 grams) of cold, cubed butter.
    4. Cut. Cut the butter into your dry ingredients using a food processor, pastry cutter, or butter knives cut against each other in a criss-cross motion. Continue until you have a roughly pea-sized crumble.
    5. Mix. Add 4 ounces of grated cheese, crumbled bacon, and ¼ cup (10 grams) of fresh chopped chives (or dried chives). Stir to distribute through the flour mixture.
    6. Soften. Stir in 1¾ cups (420 grams) of buttermilk until the dry ingredients are thoroughly incorporated and a soft dough is formed.

    Roll, Cut, & Bake

    1. Roll. Turn your biscuit dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead the dough 3-4 times. Use a rolling pin to roll the dough out into a large rectangle, approximately 1¼ inch in thickness.
    2. Cut. Cut out the biscuits using a 2-2½ inch round biscuit or cookie cutter, then transfer to your prepared baking sheet. Leave about 1 inch of space between the biscuits. Transfer the baking sheet with biscuits to your freezer and chill for 15 minutes before baking.
    3. Bake. Transfer the biscuits from the freezer to the oven and bake at 450°F (230°C/Gas Mark 8) for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and serve immediately, or wrap in a towel to keep warm before serving.

    🍴 What To Serve With Biscuits

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    These biscuits are amazing, alongside some chicken fried cube steak, yellow mashed potatoes, and country gravy! Of course, you can pair them with tons of different dishes, too!

    Check out my post on what to serve with biscuits to learn more! Enjoy!

    💭 Angela's Tips & Recipe Notes

    • Make sure you are using cold butter and buttermilk for these biscuits. This is the secret to incredibly flaky layers!
    • Wait to place your biscuits into the oven until it has finished preheating. The hot oven immediately causes the cold butter to melt, makes the water evaporate, and helps the layers to rise.
    • Don't forget to chill the dough! As previously mentioned, cold ingredients make these biscuits rise tall, so you'll want to keep them cold up until baking.
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    🥡 Storing & Reheating

    These biscuits are best enjoyed when they are warm, straight out of the oven. However, you can also let them cool completely and store them in a sealed container at room temperature for 3-4 days.

    Freezing Biscuits

    You can freeze your biscuits, either baked or unbaked. For baked biscuits, just allow them to cool completely and place them into a food storage bag to freeze.
    For unbaked biscuits, place the whole baking sheet of cut-out biscuits into the freezer for a few hours. Then, once frozen, you can move them to a food storage bag and freeze them for up to 3 months. Let them defrost, and then bake as directed.

    Reheating Biscuits

    If desired, you can reheat your biscuits by placing them onto a baking sheet and warming them in the oven at 300°F (150°C/Gas Mark 2).

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    😋 More Great Biscuit Recipes

    • Butter Swim Biscuits - Made-from-scratch biscuits that are baked in a pool of butter.
    • Cathead Biscuits - Large and delicious drop biscuits that can be enjoyed any time of the day.
    • 3-Ingredient Drop Biscuits - Simple, quick, and easy biscuits to complement any meal.
    • Bisquick Biscuits - Grab a box of Bisquick baking mix for these extra simple biscuits.
    • Air Fryer Biscuits - Yes, you can even make delicious biscuits using your air fryer!
    • Red Lobster Biscuits - This copycat recipe replicates these amazingly popular biscuits right at home.

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    Cheddar Bacon Chive Biscuits

    These cheddar bacon chive biscuits are easy to make and loaded with cheddar cheese, crispy bacon, and fresh chives! They are perfect to serve with breakfast or dinner! Savory flavors are found in each bite of these tender, flaky buttermilk biscuits!!
    Author | Angela
    Servings: 18 servings
    Calories: 217kcal
    Prep 5 minutes minutes
    Cooking 18 minutes minutes
    Chilling Time 15 minutes minutes
    Total Time 38 minutes minutes
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    Ingredients
     

    • 4 cups all-purpose flour
    • 1 ½ tablespoon baking powder
    • 2 teaspoon garlic powder
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • ¾ cup butter (12 tablespoons or 1 ½ sticks butter)
    • 1 ¾ cups buttermilk (or buttermilk substitute)
    • 4 oz cheddar cheese (grated)
    • 6 slices bacon (cooked and crumbled)
    • ¼ cup chives (fresh, chopped or dried)
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    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 450°F (232°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
    • Cook bacon slices over medium high heat in a medium skillet or frying pan until crispy (about 8-10 minutes), turning half way through cooking. Set aside on a small paper towel lined plate lined when the bacon is fully cooked.
    • In a large mixing bowl combine the all-purpose flour, baking powder, garlic powder and salt. Whisk until the ingredients are evenly distributed in the flour, then add the cold, cubed butter.
    • Cut the butter into your dry ingredients using a food processor, pastry cutter, or butter knives cut against each other in a criss-cross motion. Continue until you have a roughly pea-sized crumble.
    • Add the grated cheese, crumbled bacon, and fresh chopped chives (or dried chives). Stir to distribute through the flour mixture.
    • Stir in the buttermilk (or buttermilk substitute) until the dry ingredients are thoroughly incorporated and a soft dough is formed.
    • Turn your biscuit dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead the dough 3-4 times. Use a rolling pin to roll the dough out into a large rectangle, approximately 1 ¼ inch in thickness.
    • Cut out the biscuits using a 2-2 ½ inch round biscuit or cookie cutter, then transfer to your prepared baking sheet. Leave about 1 inch of space between the biscuits. Transfer the baking sheet with biscuits to your freezer and chill for 15 minutes before baking.
    • Transfer the biscuits from the freezer to the oven and bake at 450°F (232°C) for 15-18 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and serve immediately, or wrap in a towel to keep warm before serving.

    Equipment You May Need

    Large Skillet
    Baking Sheet
    Rolling Pin
    Pastry Mat

    Notes

    • Make sure you are using cold butter and buttermilk for these biscuits. This is the secret to incredibly flaky layers!
    • Wait to place your biscuits into the oven until it has finished preheating. The hot oven immediately causes the cold butter to melt, makes the water evaporate, and helps the layers to rise.
    • Don't forget to chill the dough! As previously mentioned, cold ingredients make these biscuits rise tall, so you'll want to keep them cold up until baking.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 217kcal (11%) | Carbohydrates: 23g (8%) | Protein: 5g (10%) | Fat: 12g (18%) | Saturated Fat: 6g (38%) | Cholesterol: 28mg (9%) | Sodium: 273mg (12%) | Potassium: 194mg (6%) | Fiber: 1g (4%) | Sugar: 1g (1%) | Vitamin A: 299IU (6%) | Vitamin C: 1mg (1%) | Calcium: 83mg (8%) | Iron: 1mg (6%)
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    Angela is an at home chef that developed a passion for all things cooking and baking at a young age in her Grandma's kitchen. After many years in the food service industry, she now enjoys sharing all of her family favorite recipes and creating tasty dinner and amazing dessert recipes here at Bake It With Love!

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