Tillamook Smoked Cheddar Biscuits With Crisp Bacon And Apricots Recipes

Steps:

• 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.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• In a heavy-bottomed skillet over medium-high heat, cook the bacon until crisp and brown. Transfer to paper towels and drain. Chop and set aside.
• Whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in a large mixing bowl. Using a food processor, pastry cutter, or fingertips incorporate the chilled butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Add the Cheddar cheese, fresh chives, and cooked bacon. Mix to distribute the ingredients evenly. Add the buttermilk and stir just until moistened.
• Using 1/2 cup dough for each biscuit and using a cup measure or an ice cream scoop, drop the biscuits onto the prepared baking sheet, spacing the mounds about 2-inches apart. Bake until the biscuits are golden brown on top, about 15 to 20 minutes or until a tester comes out clean.
• Serve the biscuits warm with melted butter.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan whisk together the whipping cream, flour and butter.
• Heat and whisk continuously until the sauce thickens, boils and is smooth.
• Allow to simmer and additional two minutes.
• Add 3/4 of the cheese, the English mustard, nutmeg, salt and pepper.
• Continue to stir constantly until the cheese is melted and the sauce is smooth.
• Add amount of sauce needed to the still warm al dente elbow macaroni.
• Allow to stand for at least an hour before baking.
• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix the fresh bread crumbs with the left over cheese and toss on top of the macaroni.
• Bake until bubbling through and the bread crumb topping is browned.
• Freeze remaining sauce.