I finally found some strength today to make something nice for John. He won’t be in town on Vday, so I have to do all the sweet things for him early. I decided to start out by making him bacon and maple syrup biscuits from scratch for breakfast.
The Ingredients are: 1/2 pack of bacon, about 2 & 3/4 cups flour, 1 tbs sugar, 1/2 tbs brown sugar, 1/2 tbs baking powder, 1/4 tbs baking soda, about 1 teaspoon salt, 1 stick butter (room temperature and diced up), a little more than 1/2 a cup of syrup (keep the syrup on hand), 1/2 cup buttermilk (or milk with a few lemon drops in it), 1 egg, and a splash of heavy cream.
First, I chopped up and cooked the bacon. I did not want the bacon too crispy, so I watched it closely. I cooked mine with love, can you tell?
Next, I mixed 1 and 3/4 cups flour, all the sugar, salt, baking soda, and baking powder in a large bowl. Then, I smashed the butter into the dry ingredients. Then, I added the bacon (I tried my best to avoid the grease), 1/2 cup syrup, and buttermilk. I just mixed the goo up as best I could and it looked pretty mushy, like the picture above.
Once I had my goo ready, I dusted a countertop with flour and plopped the goo onto it. Then I began folding handful after handful of flour into the goo, until I had folded in about another cup. The goo felt more dry and workable when it was right.
I picked a cookie cutter that was metal and sturdy. I needed to press down pretty hard a couple times to get through the bacon bits in the dough.
Once all the little hearts were cut out, I chilled them in the freezer until they were cool to the touch.
While the hearts were in the freezer, I beat an egg in a bowl with a splash of cream. When the hearts were ready to come out of the freezer, I brushed them with the creamy egg mixture, gave them each a tiny pinch of salt, and then popped them in the oven. They baked for about 20 minutes at 350°. Once they were brown I took them out, drizzled a little syrup on top, and then popped them in for another minute.
When the biscuits came out, they were flaky and good. I don’t need to tell you how good they were; you saw the ingredients and the pictures. Find out for yourself this Valentines Day! As I have said before, my man did not want some dainty little tart; he wanted real food, and so did I.
Aww, so cute. They look really yummy! Most suitable 😀
I love this! So smart. I’m saving for later. Thanks for sharing.
How cute! And such a fun idea. I think I’m going to be making everything heart-shaped on Tuesday now!
I love that you made these in the shape of hearts. I must see if I have a heart shaped cookie cutter. I used to but haven’t seen it, in a while.
something new…cute idea!
I love these! Very creative…and festive!
Adorable!
Who doesn’t like bacon and maple syrup This is such a wonderful combination.. and I bet these are so darn delicious. Love this
Happy Valentines Day to you! Bacon is like its own food group, right? Sounds yummy and festive!
Happy Valentines Day to you too! I am spending it in bed with bronchitis lol I think I should have gone to the Dr. the first time I posted my throat hurt.
So sorry to hear, take care of your self and rest!!!
Your heart-shaped bacon photo is awesome! Creative and humorous. 🙂 These biscuits sound great, too!
Thank you! This is my second favorite recipe, after the tea cakes! I really love em, and so does my bf.