Chicken Biscuits With Bacon Gravy

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups flour
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, cut into small pieces and chilled, plus 2 tbsp
• 1 cup chopped leftover fried chicken
• 2/3 cup buttermilk, plus more for brushing
• 3 slices bacon, chopped
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• 2 in a large bowl, sift 2 cups flour with the baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt. using your fingertips, blend in the chilled pieces of butter until the mixture resembles coarse meal, then mix in the chicken. stir in the buttermilk just until incorporated.
• 3 on a lightly floured surface, knead the dough until just blended, then pat into an 8 inch round. using a 3 inch cookie cutter, cut out 6 biscuits; combine the scraps and cut out 2 more biscuits.
• 4 on a baking sheet, arrange the biscuits 2 inches apart and brush lightly with buttermilk. bake until golden, about 15 minutes.
• 5 meanwhile, in a medium skillet, fry the bacon over medium heat until crisp, about 4 minutes. stir in the remaining 2 tablespoons butter until melted, then whisk in the remaining 3 tablespoons flour until incorporated. whisk in the chicken broth, milk, 1/2 teaspoon salt and the cayenne and simmer over medium high heat until thickened, 3 to 4 minutes. serve the gravy alongside the chicken biscuits.