Bacon biscuits (tepertos pogacsa)+

3 dozen

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
8tablespoonsButter
2cupsFlour, sifted
1packActive dry yeast softened in
2tablespoonsWarm water
1teaspoonBaking powder
½teaspoonSalt
½teaspoonPepper
2Egg yolks
½cupSour cream
1poundsBacon, fried crisp and crumbled

Directions

Preheat the oven to 475 degrees F.

Cream the butter with the flour, yeast, baking powder, salt, pepper, egg yolks, and sour cream until smooth. place the dough on a floured board. Knead it, roll it out, and spread on it half the crispy bacon.

Fold the dough in half and roll it out again, then spread on the rest of the bacon. Now roll it out to a 1" thickness.

Cut out the biscuits with a small biscuit or cookie cutter and make a criss-cross impression in each biscuit with a sharp knife. Place on a greased and floured baking sheet. Brush the tops with beaten egg and bake at 475 degrees for 5 minutes. Lower the oven temperature to 375 degrees and continue baking for 10-15 minutes, or until done.

recipe found in "Cooking with Love and Paprika" by Joe Pasternak typed up by Mary Riemerman

Submitted By MARY RIEMERMAN On 05-01-95