Black Pepper Bacon Biscuits

INGREDIENTS

4 cups

self-rising flour (, plus more for dusting)

8 tbsp

cold butter (, cut into small cubes)

4 oz

cold cream cheese (, in small chunks (1/2 box))

2 tsp

coarsely ground black pepper

1 1/2 cups

whole buttermilk

1 lb

cooked Smithfield Hometown Original Bacon (, crumbled)

topping: 1 teaspoon Kosher salt and 1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper