These Cheesy Bacon Biscuit Sticks are dip-able, but not skip-able! One dunk in the Cornmeal Gravy and there is no turning back.
Cheesy Bacon Biscuit Sticks with Cornmeal Gravy
Makes 6 to 8 servings
Ingredients
- 3½ cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ⅛ teaspoon ground red pepper
- 1¼ cups cold unsalted butter, cubed
- 1 cup cold whole buttermilk
- ½ cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
- ½ cup crumbled cooked bacon, reserving drippings for Cornmeal Gravy
- Cornmeal Gravy (recipe follows)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, baking soda, paprika, and red pepper. Using a pastry blender, cut in cold butter until mixture is crumbly. Stir in cold buttermilk, cheese, and bacon until a shaggy dough forms.
- Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface. Pat dough into a rectangle, and cut into fourths. Stack each fourth on top of each other, and pat into a rectangle. Repeat procedure 3 more times. Pat or roll dough into a 10½x8½-inch rectangle (about ½ inch thick). Using a knife dipped in flour, trim edges to create a 10x8 -inch rectangle. Cut dough into 16 (5x1-inch) strips. Place ½ inch apart on prepared pan. Freeze until firm, about 15 minutes.
- Bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes. Serve with Cornmeal Gravy.
Cornmeal Gravy
Makes 3 cups
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons bacon drippings, reserved from Cheesy Bacon Biscuit Sticks (recipe precedes)
- 6 tablespoons yellow cornmeal
- 3 cups half-and-half
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ⅛ teaspoon ground red pepper
- ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- In a large skillet, heat reserved bacon drippings over medium heat. Add cornmeal, and cook, stirring frequently, for 2 minutes. Gradually whisk in half-and-half until fully combined and smooth. Stir in salt, paprika, and red pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened and bubbly. Remove from heat, and stir in parsley.
