Bacon-Onion Biscuits

This recipe makes 1 dozen biscuits - they are absolutely delicious, so you may want to double this if you have more than four people for dinner.

4 slices bacon, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 Tbsp baking powder
1 Tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 tsp cream of tartar
3/4 cup butter
1 cup milk

In a skillet cook bacon and onion until bacon is slightly crisp and onion is tender.  Drain off and discard fat.

In a bowl stir together flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and cream of tartar.  Using a pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.  Make a well  in center of flour mixture.  Combine milk and bacon mixture; add all at once to flour mixture.  Using a fork, stir just until moistened.

Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface.  Knead dough by folding and gently pressing dough for flour to six strokes or just until dough holds together.  Pat or lightly roll dough to 3/4" thickness.  Cut dough with a floured 2 1/2" biscuit cutter, re-rolling dough scraps as necessary.  Place unbaked biscuits on baking sheet; freeze 1 hour.  Transfer to a plastic freezer bag.  Seal, label, and freeze up to 1 month.

To serve: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Place frozen biscuits 1" apart on ungreased baking sheet.  Bake 25 minutes or until golden brown.