Make-Ahead Freezer Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Biscuits
You knew there was a homemade biscuit filled with bacon, egg, and cheese waiting for you at the end of my childhood storytelling, didn’t you? Thank you for listening.
In a medium-size bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, and cheese. Add the salt and pepper to taste. Grease a muffin pan with butter or coconut oil. Note: A muffin pan with large cups works well so the egg filing fits the biscuits.
Fill the muffin pan with 2-3 tablespoons of egg filling in each cup (depending on the size of your pan). Bake for 15-20 minutes until the eggs are puffy and "spring" when touched. Set aside to cool. The eggs will collapse while they cool. This is perfectly normal!
While the eggs cook, cook the bacon in a skillet on the stove-top. Drain the grease, and set the bacon aside.
Biscuits:
Increase the oven temperature to 400F.
In a large bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt. Add the cold cubed butter to the flour. Use a pastry cutter (or your hands) to crumble the butter into the flour mixture, until the butter resembles coarse crumbs. Add the milk and stir, just until the flour mixture is wet.
Using your hands (gently kneading the dough if necessary), form the dough into a ball.
Sprinkle a surface with a small amount of flour. Roll the dough, on the floured surface, into a long rectangle. Fold the dough in half, lengthwise, and gently press together.
Using a biscuit cutter (like this) cut out individual biscuits. Continue to roll the dough, fold, and cut until all the biscuits are formed (12 biscuits). Place the biscuits on a baking sheet. If a golden top is desired, brush the top of each biscuit with an extra 1 tablespoon of milk.
Bake for 15 minutes, until the tops are golden and the sides are firm. Set aside and allow the biscuits to cool for 5-10 minutes.
To Assemble:
Carefully cut the biscuits in half. Place an egg patty, cheese, and then bacon (or any order you desire) on a biscuit.
Note: The next step isn't necessary, but I find it helps with the reheating process. Flash freeze the bacon, egg, and cheese biscuits on a cookie sheet (without the tops) for 45 minutes-1 hour, until the biscuits are almost frozen solid. Add the top to each biscuit, place the biscuits in a bag(s), or appropriate freezer container, and freeze.
To Reheat:
Remove a bacon, egg, and cheese biscuit from the freezer. Remove the top of the biscuit and heat (in the microwave or toaster oven, not a toaster) until the egg patty is defrosted (the time will vary with each microwave or toaster oven), then add the top and continue heating for a few more seconds until the biscuit is warm.
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