Biscuits

Baking in my pajamas!  This is how I wish I could start every day.  It has been a busy few weeks for us.  It's the first day off in over 2 weeks.  Working has been a good busy, but tiring.  My dad also had hip replacement surgery last week.  Between working and trips to the hospital, we've been eating out a lot.  I was excited to have a day to cook again.
 

I decided to start out my day with a good breakfast.  Biscuits and gravy has become one of my favorite breakfasts.  Growing up, I thought this was one of the most unappealing meals I could imagine.  My years in the south have won me over.  It is always a reminder of ASP as well.  I looked forward to the biscuits and gravy day of the week the most.  My first summer on staff, we had a cook named Ruby who made great biscuits and gravy.  That summer is full of great memories.

I have never attempted to make biscuits on my own.  I have always opted for the frozen Pilsbury biscuits.  I copied a recipe years ago.  I can't remember where I copied it from.  My apologies to whomever I am not giving credit to today.  I decided to give it a try.  I know there are simpler bisuit recipes out there.  I'll be excited to try those out on another day.  If anyone has a biscuit recipe they enjoy, please send it my way.

This recipe came out well.  However, they didn't rise or get as airy as I like.  I may have added too much flour.  I think the true culprit was old baking powder.  I realized that my baking powder is from a grocery store in Asheville, NC.  For those of you that don't know how long it's been since I lived there, I'm not telling.  Baking Powder is going on my grocery list today.

I used a Taste of Home recipe for the Biscuits and Gravy.   I typically use ground sausage.  However, I did not have that at the house this morning.  I also used some of our Raspberry Preserves we canned earlier this year.  Later today I hope to get back to some healthier veggie based meals.

Biscuit Recipe: 
2 cups all-purpose flour 
1 tablespoon baking powder 
1 teaspoon salt 
1 tablespoon white sugar 
1/3 cup shortening 
1 cup milk

Directions:
1.  Whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar.

2.  Blend in shortening ( I used a fork for this step).

3.  Stir in milk until dough pulls away from bowl ( I did not use the full cup of milk ).

4.  put dough on floured surface and knead 10 times.  Roll out to 1 inch thick and cut out circular shapes.  I used a juice glass.

5.  Place on cookie sheet and bake at 425 degrees for 13-15 minutes.