Gorgonzola and Bacon Drop Biscuits | The Fancy Pants Kitchen

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 2 medium yellow onions, peeled, cut in half and sliced as thin as possible (about 5 cups)
• 1 tsp Kosher salt
• 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 5 slices thick-cut applewood-smoked bacon
• 2 & 3/4 cups all-purpose flour (385 grams)
• 1 & 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 & 1/2 tsp Kosher salt
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, cold
• 1 & 1/2 cups crumbled Gorgonzola or any other strong blue cheese (170 grams)
• 1/2 cup low- or fat-free buttermilk
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 1 large egg
• 1 large egg yolk, for egg wash
• 1/4 tsp coarsely ground black pepper