Havarti Breakfast Biscuits with Jalapeño, Bacon and Arugula.
Let’s have breakfast!
For dinner?
How about for breakfast, lunch and dinner? That’s how my days often go, sub in the occasional taco, burger or pizza slice every now and then. Of course.
Eggs for daaaaays. That’s what I say.
A few weeks ago when we were leaving D.C. on a rainy Monday morning, we stopped by Baked and Wired so we could bring home an obnoxious amount of cupcakes. While I was waiting for those and the necessary mocha, I spied biscuits that look incredibly cheesy and I could not say no. Not at all.
There was a goat cheese and rosemary biscuit and a ham, cheddar and jalapeno biscuit, and with Eddie waiting in the car with Max, I figured that I’d surprise him with the latter of the two.
(And get the first option for me. Don’t want to leave that part out.)
I was super excited! He loves ham and cheddar and jalapeno and this biscuit? Oh my. I made my way back to the car with an embarrassingly enormous shopping bag full of cupcakes, cookies, coffee and two biscuits for the car ride home. I hopped in the back seat and excitedly claimed “omg! I got you the best biscuit!”
Silence. Apparently biscuits aren’t as exciting as I thought.
“Do you want this biscuit? It smells amazing. I know you’re starving.”
“No.”
HMMMM. I was riding with Mr. McGrumpface on a Monday morning. He was anxious to get home and biscuits were NOT on the agenda. Thank god I was in the backseat with Max. I happily ate my goat cheese biscuit (which was to.die.for. and I don’t even love rosemary) and… ate a few crumbs of his. Stole a few. Just a bite. A nibble, if you will.
But an hour later, after he rose from his miserableness and could no longer accept his hunger, he meekly said… “soooo… what is the thing you bought me?”
HA! I win. I knew he’d want it. Good thing I didn’t eat it all because that almost happened.
But really, HE won, because that biscuit tasted even better than mine. I may have stolen another bite, FYI. Seriously fantastic. So much freaking flavor.
Before we made it home, we decided that I absolutely had to make them. Like that night.
Since I’m not the biggest ham fan – I know, my love for all things pork stops there – I figured bacon would be the next best thing. Or next better thing. Let’s be real.
The fabulous part? Ummm… quickly tossing the chopped jalapeno peppers in bacon grease. Yes yes yes.
P.S. don’t put your face over the pan and inhale. It might melt off.
And I used Havarti instead of cheddar. Because I cannot let anything be, ever. You can totally use cheddar. Or fontina! OMG or gruyere. I won’t tell.
So the actual biscuits are stuffed with those wonderful things: cheese and bacon and jalapenos and I’m not going to lie, perhaps a few accidental drops of bacon grease. They are wonderful on their own, but if you want to, let’s say, elevate this situation?
Add an egg. A poached one. A fried one! A crispy olive oil fried one? And more bacon. And some arugula.
The greens make it healthy! Like a salad on a sandwich. You know.
Also add a mimosa. Because I said so?
Havarti Breakfast Biscuits with Jalapeño, Bacon and Arugula
Ingredients
biscuits
- 6 slices bacon
- 2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped (you can leave some seeds if you want more heat)
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into tiny pieces
- 8 ounces havarti cheese, freshly grated
- 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
for serving:
- eggs, cooked to your liking
- bacon slices
- 1 to 2 cups of arugula, depends on how many you’re serving, tossed with salt, pepper and a drizzle of olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Heat a large skillet over medium-low heat and add the bacon. Cook until the fat is rendered and the bacon is crispy. Transfer the bacon to a paper towel to drain the grease. Once it’s cool, crumble into tiny pieces. In the same skillet, add the chopped jalapeno peppers. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes then turn off the heat and stir for another minute or so.
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar and salt. Using a fork, pastry blender or your hands, add the cold butter pieces to the flour and mix until coarse little crumbles remain. I use my hands and mix for almost 5 minutes. Add in the crumbled bacon, the peppers (a few spoonfuls of bacon grease with the peppers doesn’t hurt) and the grated havarti. Make a well in the center and pour in the milk, stirring with a large spoon until just combined, not overmixing. Use your hands if needed to bring the dough together – I did.
- Pat the dough into a circle that is about 1 to 1 1/2 inches thick. Using a biscuit/cookie cutter, cut the dough into rounds and place on a nonstick baking sheet. You may need to bring the dough together and flatten it more to get the last few biscuits. Additionally, you could also just drop large spoonfuls of batter on the baking sheet and form them that way. Brush the top of the biscuits with the heavy cream.
- Bake the biscuits for 10 to 12 minutes or until they are golden and high. Remove from the oven and let cool slightly. While the biscuits bake, you can cook your eggs and fry any extra bacon!
- To serve, add the arugula, bacon slices and egg on the biscuit. Eat up.
Notes
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55 Comments on “Havarti Breakfast Biscuits with Jalapeño, Bacon and Arugula.”
I’d eat this anywhere…at any time. In fact I’m adding it to my brunch board on pinterest for a brunch we are hosting next weekend…they’re getting made. Maybe with a test run this weekend. Is it Friday yet?
These look incredible! Breakfast sandwiches are my love language. Love the bacon and jalapeno! Definitely making these soon!
You know you’ve got me suckered in with a runny egg yolk. Mmm! I must say, these look glorious (also, you seem to have figured out your new lighting situation. These pictures are gorg). I love bacon and jalapeños in just about anything. Eggs for days for sure. Oh! and havarti! I think it is such an underused cheese. My husband would LOVE these.
My fave cheese in a breakfast biscuit? Top with that crispy rocket, egg and let not forget the bacon. I swear you should bring out a brunch book. The world needs more recipes like this
I cracked up at your trying to get Eddie to try the biscuit right away, b/c I do the exact same thing to my husband—I probably would have asked him every 10 minutes until he either accepted or I polished off the entire thing!
Hahaha, that’s awesome. Good thing Mr. Grumpy snapped out of it! Hard to give up a biscuit of that caliber, in my opinion!! ;) so glad I got to see you guys in DC!! Y’all are the best! xoxo
Biscuits are so underrated! You might *think* you don’t want them, but one bite… Great recipe! Would be fun for a DIY brunch party.
Oh no!! Were you doing a book event in DC? How did I miss this?!
Baked + Wired is my favorite bakery in DC, I was never a big marshmallow person but their homemade peppermint marshmallows turned me into a believer. I might need to find an excuse to get this breakfast biscuit :)
Ooohhh gaaawwwdd yes! And, this right here is why breakfast/brunch is my favourite meal of life!
I remember, one year, on a vacation to the Outer Banks, I had to scour the little island grocery stores for havarti cheese because my mom insisted on having it!
love the story behind these! hilarious!! i totally understand your love for pork stops at bacon. and so does mine. for good reason. NOTHING will ever be as good as bacon ha! cheers!
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As if those biscuits weren’t enough on their own, you had to go making the tastiest egg sandwich with them. You’re my hero (I want to say heroine but it doesn’t look right?)
Hello drippy egg sandwich! This is breakfast perfect.
Jessica, these biscuits look amazing. They remind me of your omelet scones which are a favorite.
Today’s post on serious eats made me think of you since you’re all about enchiladas. Check this out. I love Kenji’s recipes.
http://www.seriouseats.com/2015/04/pressure-cooker-fast-and-easy-chicken-enchiladas-food-lab.html
“Accidental” drops of bacon grease? I love breakfast for dinner, and these fit the bill! Next night in…cheesy biscuits!
OMG totally lol’d at your story – how many times has THE SAME THING happened with me and my boyfriend! Me overly obsessed with some certain food item I have brought him – to the point I can’t even handle myself because I know how much he will enjoy it like I did – and him “not really hungry.” Huh? Who said you had to be hungry? Glad someone else shares the same excitement over the small things! These look absolutely incredible. Can’t wait to make.
That looks so good! My favourite breakfast for dinner would have to be pancakes though haha
Steph – http://nourishmeclean.blogspot.com
I love doing the breakfast-for-dinner thing! Yum!
There are few things more comforting than a hot biscuit!
Now that’s ,an egg sandwich!!!!!!!!!!
Yes please, let’s have these for breakfast, lunch and dinner!!! All day, every day!
Damn, now I wish I had gone shopping and could make this for breakfast tomorrow… Saturday! Saturday this is going to happen! x Motte
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So THIS. This whole me-getting-ridiculously-excited-about-foodstuffs-thing and forgetting that not everyone has a second stomach for THE BEST XXXX EVER OMG YOU HAVE TO HAVE A BITE. Is my life. I think Chris is almost constantly disappointed by how amped I get over, like, an earl grey cookie that I swore was going to turn his day upside down because he’s obsessed with earl grey sweets when really he only just prefers earl grey sweets and it’s just a freaking cookie. C’mon now.
Also, of course this biscuit situation looks ridiculous.
Also also: I can’t wait for all the runny yolks ever to enter this preggo belly…sigh.
Ok, bye now.
So making these Jessica, because you know what I have?? Everything Bagel Cabot Cheese! Except I’ll take a hard cooked egg – the runny yolk makes me want to throw up in my mouth a little tiny bit. :P
I made this this morning – amazeballs! Although I did sub a couple things – I reduced the butter to 5 tablespoons and used unsweetened almond milk instead of the buttermilk and heavy cream – these were so flaky and delish! I can’t wait to make dozens of these at my Aunt’s river house this summer. Hope you are having a great week!
I am also a huge fan of the breakfast for breakfast, lunch and dinner thing :) Never fails!
Jillian
These biscuits, Jessica! Alll the carbs. I love. <3
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Oh, I have to make these biscuits! Have to!
And the goat cheese and rosemary biscuit recipe will soon follow right? :-)
I am struggling to find words ….. all I know is this is my kind of breakfast and I would do anything to have it right now. It looks fabulous and I bet tastes just as good. Yay! Breakfast tomorrow :-)
Okay I have my mimosa…now all I need is to go to the store and then make these biscuits. I think I got the order wrong….These sound delish and fairly easy although I did serverly mutilate your skillet pizza dough recipe….me and baking….I need to work on this and these biscuits sound like just the thing.
Holy Jeebs this looks good.
Yeah! let’s have it for breakfast for all the whole life.
My partner works across the street from Baked & Wired — like, literally, twenty steps from his office door! I can’t tell you how many things I’ve had to copycat for him after he’s had something there. And we are always packing Hippie Crack when we go off camping on the weekends!
That egg is sexy AF! omg, I can’t handle it right now. I wish I could press a magic button on this laptop and make the sandwich appear in front of my face and hop in my mouth. PARTY.
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What are the 3 tbsp of butter in the top of the recipe for?
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OH EM GEEEE made these this weekend. I sent the link to my husband on Wednesday when you posted it and his response was “LIFE CHANGING” so of course we had to make them this weekend! And he is NOT the type to get excited about recipes like me… HOLY COW worth every calorie. And we might have halved the dough recipe but full strength bacon and jalapeno… YUM THANK YOU
Oh my word, those biscuits look phenomenal! I die! I’ll be making these soon!
Biscuits are light food to eat in the morning. I love the tatse of cream and buttermilk for refreshing my mood.
I think you have an extra 3 tablespoons of butter in this recipe as a carry over from the sage biscuits. i’m making these now. i’m going to leave it out since i don’t think it makes sense.
So they didn’t rise. But i’m blaming old buttermilk. they still taste good.
oh man, really! didn’t forget soda or powder?? (also, you are totally right about the 3T – I removed them, thank you!!! )
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