A few weeks ago I challenged you to start on your pantry and building up the basics needed to begin cooking "from scratch" in your kitchen.
How is it going? If you need to remind yourself of the first list of items I suggested adding to your pantry you can check that out here.
Are you ready for your first "recipe"?
This is a basic biscuit recipe from the 1935 edition of The Southern Cook Book of Fine Old Recipes. You can download a free copy of this recipe and book online by clicking the title above.
In the meantime,
Biscuits are very adaptable to most meals. It can be eaten for breakfast of course, with jam/jelly, honey or syrup. You can make it into a breakfast "sandwich" by filling it with scrambled eggs, bacon and cheese. You can smother them in gravy, with or without sausage.
Biscuits are also great leftovers for lunch with soup. Or filled with a slice of ham or tenderloin.
Dinner time...they can top chicken potpie, going along with about any meat/veggie combo. You can even sweeten them up as dessert with some strawberries (or other berries or even peaches!) and make little shortcakes.
Use a light touch when bringing this dough together. You don't want to active the gluten in this dough like you would for rolls etc. You want fluffy.
And it will take practice. Try them. Try them again and again so you get to feel the difference each time and note what you did that made the difference. Pretty soon you'll be making them without a recipe to follow. You can just throw them together.
Once you have them rolled and cut out...you can place them on parchment paper on a cookie sheet and pop them in the freezer. Once frozen, put them in a zip-top bag and you can pull them out whenever you want to bake them! I personally do this since it's just 2 of us at home most days. I can make a big batch and then we're set for several meals. Bake them as normal...may just take a few minutes longer since they are frozen. No need to thaw before baking.
Jesus *said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” None of the disciples ventured to question Him, “Who are You?” knowing that it was the Lord. John 21:12
