3972. SAVOURY CHEDDAR, ONION and BACON FINGERS

Makes: 12 finger biscuits


2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tbsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/3 cup butter
1 1/2 cups grated cheddar cheese
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
4 slices of cooked bacon, chopped
2/3 cups milk

Preheat oven to 450ºF (230ºC). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Combine flour, baking powder and salt in large mixing bowl.

Cut in butter with pastry blender or two knives until mixture resembles coarse meal.

Stir in cheese, onion and bacon, mixing well.

Add milk all at once to dry ingredients stirring with a fork to make a soft dough.

Turn out onto floured surface and knead 8 to 10 times.

Roll out to an 8" (20 cm) square. Cut in half crosswise, then cut each half into 6 finger-shaped biscuits.

Transfer to prepared baking sheet.

Bake in preheated oven for 10 to 15 minutes or until light golden.

Serve warm.


bacon recipe source: Robin Hood Flour, Smucker Foods of Canada Corp., Consumer Services Department, 80 Whitehall Drive, Markham, ON Canada L3R 0P3