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Everything Biscuits

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Make 12 biscuits

Ingredients

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

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C). Grease a rimmed baking sheet.

    Step 2

    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.

    Step 3

    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.

    Step 4

    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.

    Step 5

    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.

Cookbook cover of The Art of Living According to Joe Beef: A Cookbook of Sorts by Frédéric Morin, David McMillan, and Meredith Erickson.
Reprinted with permission from The Art of Living According to Joe Beef by Frédéric Morin, David McMillan & Meredith Erickson, copyright © 2011. Published by Ten Speed Press, a division of Random House, Inc.
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