8 tb Butter 1/2 ts Salt
2 c Flour, sifted 1/2 ts Pepper
1 pk Active dry yeast 2 Egg yolks
-softened in 1/2 c Sour cream
2 tb Warm water 1 lb Bacon, fried crisp and
1 ts Baking powder -crumbled
Preheat the oven to 475 degrees F.
Cream the butter with the flour, yeast, baking powder, salt, pepper,
egg yolks, and sour cream until smooth. place the dough on a floured
board. Knead it, roll it out, and spread on it half the crispy bacon.
Fold the dough in half and roll it out again, then spread on the rest
of the bacon. Now roll it out to a 1″ thickness.
Cut out the biscuits with a small biscuit or cookie cutter and make a
criss-cross impression in each biscuit with a sharp knife. Place on a
greased and floured baking sheet. Brush the tops with beaten egg and
bake at 475 degrees for 5 minutes. Lower the oven temperature to 375
degrees and continue baking for 10-15 minutes, or until done.
recipe found in “Cooking with Love and Paprika” by Joe Pasternak
typed up by Mary Riemerman
Yields
3 dozen