Breakfast Biscuits
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 8 to 12 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 10 servings
- Calories
- 646
- Total Fat
- 45
- Saturated Fat
- 20
- Carbohydrates
- 34
- Dietary Fiber
- 1
- Sugar
- 4
- Protein
- 25
- Cholesterol
- 272
- Sodium
- 850
- Total: 55 min
- Active: 30 min
Ingredients
Biscuits:
3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
1/3 cup powdered milk
5 teaspoons baking powder
1 tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 stick cold salted butter, cut into bits, plus 1/2 stick (4 tablespoons) salted butter, melted
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup grated Cheddar
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
Sandwiches:
8 to 12 breakfast sausage patties
8 to 12 large eggs
Hot sauce, to taste
8 to 12 slices white Cheddar
Directions
- For the biscuits: Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
- Whisk together the flour, powdered milk, baking powder, sugar, cream of tartar, salt and cayenne pepper in a medium bowl. Using a pastry cutter, cut the butter bits and shortening into the dry mixture until blended thoroughly. Mix in the cheese, then fold in the buttermilk until the dough comes together.
- On a lightly floured surface, turn out the dough and press into a circle 1 to 1 1/2 inches thick. Cut out circles with a biscuit cutter or a glass. Place the biscuits in cast-iron skillets, then brush the tops with the melted butter. Bake until golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes, then set aside to cool a little.
- For the sandwiches: Next, add the sausage patties to a skillet over medium heat and fry until cooked through. Set aside and keep warm. In the same skillet, fry the eggs, turning them over to cook the yolks through.
- Now make a sandwich by cutting a biscuit in half. Put a sausage patty on the bottom half. Top with an egg, some hot sauce and a slice of cheese. Cover with the top and eat, or wrap in foil to keep warm.