Fried Green Tomato Biscuits

Ingredients

• 16-oz. tube refrigerated buttermilk biscuits
• 2 green tomatoes, thickly sliced
• Salt for sweating the tomatoes
• 1/2 lb. bacon
• 1 c. buttermilk
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/2 tsp. hot sauce (optional)
• 1-1/2 c. self-rising flour
• salt and pepper to taste
• Garnish: mayonnaise

Directions:

1. Bake biscuits according to package directions; set aside.
2. Place your sliced tomatoes on a baking rake with paper towels underneath on a baking sheet, Salt both sides of the tomato slices liberally. Let excess water sweat out of the tomatoes for 15 – 30 minutes to ensure crispy fried green tomatoes. Pat dry with a paper towel before dredging.
3. In a large skillet, cook bacon until crisp; remove to paper towels to drain, reserving drippings in skillet.
4. Pour buttermilk into a shallow bowl. Put eggs and hot sauce if using in another bowl and beat together. On a small plate, combine flour, salt and pepper.
5. Dip tomato slices into buttermilk and then flour mixture, then egg, and then into the flour mixture once more, until thickly coated on both sides.
6. Fry tomatoes in reserved drippings over medium-high heat for 4 minutes per side, or until golden. You may need to add some oil, to prevent smoking. Drain on paper towels.
7. Split biscuits; spread one biscuit half with mayonnaise.
8. Top with a tomato slice, bacon and the top half of the biscuit. Serves 4 to 8.

Air Fryer Instructions: Prepare the tomatoes as above. Brush tomatoes with the leftover bacon grease before placing in a single layer in your air-fryer. Cook at 400° for 8 minutes. Flip the tomatoes over, brush with remaining bacon grease or spray with olive oil or cooking spray. Cook for another 4 minutes until crispy and golden.