Tillamook Smoked Cheddar Biscuits With Crisp Bacon And Apricots - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
2 teaspoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
5 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces (can use Tillamook brand)
5 slices bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled
1/3 cup chopped dried apricot
3/4 cup tillamook smoked cheddar cheese, shredded & chilled
3/4 cup buttermilk (can use Tillamook brand)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
In a large electric mixer with paddle attachment, combine the flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, and white pepper.
Add cold butter pieces and mix until flour mixture has a coarse meal texture.
Add the bacon, apricots, and smoked cheddar cheese and mix until well-combined.
On low speed, gradually add the buttermilk and mix until a dough is formed.
Turn the dough out onto a lightly-floured board and gently knead 8 times.
Pat or roll out the dough to 1-inch thick, and use a biscuit or cookie cutter to cut the biscuits (re-gathering and re-rolling as necessary to use up the dough).
Place on a lightly-greased and floured baking sheet, and bake at 425 degrees F on the middle oven rack for 15 minutes and biscuit tops are golden.