{Cheddar Bacon Biscuits}

As much as my family enjoys bread and butter or a dinner roll with meals, I like to provide variety with our meals. Brown bread, steamed bread, artisan bread, sourdough, soft bread sticks, buttery biscuits. They all make an appearance at our table depending on my mood and how crunched I am for time.

Biscuits are one of the quickest ways to get bread on the table. It takes me less than 5 minutes to mix the dough and about 12 minutes to bake them off. That's nice :)

For our lunch today, I made my standard biscuit, but spiced it up a little with some extras, bacon and cheddar. Paired with some freshly made butter these were a delicious, simple lunch. We had some carrots and apple slices and cold glasses of milk to finish it off. It's safe to say that these are VERY kid approved!

Cheddar Bacon Biscuits

2 1/4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup milk
1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
1/2 cup bacon, cooked and crumbled

In a mixing bowl, add the flour, salt and soda. Using a pasty blender, 2 forks or the paddle attachment on your mixer cut in the shortening until it looks like course meal. Add the milk, cheese and crumbled bacon. Mix until just combined, the dough may be slightly sticky. Drop by spoonfuls onto a lightly greased cookie sheet (I spray mine with non-stick spray) and bake in a 425 degree oven for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.

And that's it. Slather them up with butter or leave them as they are, either way they are delicious!