Rosemary-Black Pepper Cheddar Biscuits With Bacon Gravy and Toma Recipe

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Rosemary-Black Pepper Cheddar Biscuits With Bacon Gravy and Toma
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Ingredients
19
Count
Nutrition
323
Calories
Total time
30
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 450*.
  2. Stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and pepper. Cut in chilled shortening (or rub in with fingers) until pea-sized lumps form. Stir in herbs and cheese.
  3. Whisk together buttermilk and egg and add to flour. Gently stir with a fork until just combined. Don't over mix or you'll end up with hard biscuits.
  4. Turn dough out onto a floured work surface. Pat down gently to a 1/2 inch thick circle or square. Using a floured biscuit cutter, press down and cut out biscuits. ( Do not twist cutter to remove the biscuits. My mom always said that would make the biscuits not rise and she made the most amazing biscuits - so that is still how I do it. Just straight down, and straight up with the cutter.) You can reknead the scraps to form more biscuits, but the will not be as tender as the first ones. I usually just kind of pat the scraps into little biscuit shapes. I get 8-10 out of this recipe total.
  5. Place on an ungreased sheet pan and bake for 10-15 minutes until light golden brown.
  6. Meanwhile, fry bacon over medium heat until just crispy. Remove from skillet and place on a paper towel. Reserve the drippings in the pan.
  7. Add flour to the bacon grease and whisk til smooth. Cook for a minute or so to get rid of the raw flour taste. Do not burn the flour though -
  8. Add milk all at once, whisking like crazy the whole time. Heat til bubbling and simmer 5-10 minutes until the gravy begins to thicken. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  9. Cut open your biscuit and top each with a thick slice of tomato. Season liberally with salt and pepper-tomatoes ALWAYS need salt and pepper if you ask me - Ladle over a heaping (or not so heaping) helping of your gravy. Crumble the bacon over the top, sprinkle with chives and/or parsley and additional salt and pepper as desired. Enjoy!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 322.92 Kcal (1352 kJ)
Calories from fat 162.16 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18.02g 28%
Cholesterol 31.87mg 11%
Sodium 1043.15mg 43%
Potassium 342.2mg 7%
Total Carbs 31.5g 11%
Sugars 4.36g 17%
Dietary Fiber 3.14g 13%
Protein 8.96g 18%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 4%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 1.9mg 10%
Calcium 243.6mg 24%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 194.95 Kcal (816 kJ)
Calories from fat 97.89 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.88g 28%
Cholesterol 19.24mg 11%
Sodium 629.76mg 43%
Potassium 206.59mg 7%
Total Carbs 19.02g 11%
Sugars 2.63g 17%
Dietary Fiber 1.9g 13%
Protein 5.41g 18%
Vitamin C 1.4mg 4%
Iron 1.1mg 10%
Calcium 147.1mg 24%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 7.3
    Points
  • 9
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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