by Marsha | Jun 19, 2009 | Breakfast / Brunch, Sauces & Gravy, Side Dishes |
Nothing screams southern like biscuits and gravy. If you add a sliced fresh tomato, hot coffee, scrambled eggs and bacon, you’ve got yourself a down-home breakfast! Ingredients: 1/4 cup shortening 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon coarse ground pepper 5 Tablespoons self-rising flour 2 cups milk Directions: In a skillet (I use a cast iron skillet) melt shortening. Sprinkle in flour salt and pepper and stir with a wire whisk to prevent lumps. Cook over medium high heat until slightly browned. Pour in milk and reduce heat to medium. Stir constantly until gravy has thickened. Pour into a bowl and serve immediately. Keep in mind that gravy will thicken slightly as it sits. ~Marsha...
by Marsha | Nov 10, 2008 | Breads, Breakfast / Brunch, Budget Friendly, Vegetarian Recipes |
You have not lived until you have tasted one of these biscuits! Just think of soft warm bread with the slight tang of buttermilk topped with a your favorite jelly or just a pat of butter….they’re good! 4 1/2 cups all purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup vegetable shortening 3 Tablespoons butter cut into small cubes 2 to 2 1/4 cups buttermilk or enough to form a soft dough melted butter for brushing on top of biscuits Directions: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly spray or grease 2 round cake pans or one large baking sheet pan, set aside. In a large mixing bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt with a whisk until well blended . Cut in shortening and butter with pastry cutter until it is the size of peas. Add 2 cups buttermilk and stir. Slowly add more buttermilk (if needed). Dough will be sticky. Generously flour a piece of waxed paper or cutting board and turn your dough out onto it. Do not kneed. Simply dust the top lightly with flour and pat dough out to 1/2 to 3/8 inch thickness. You can roll the dough out with a rolling pin if you prefer. Cut biscuits with a biscuit cutter and place onto a greased baking pan. Be sure to place biscuits so that they touch each other in the pan. This helps them rise higher as they push up against each other. Brush lightly with butter to help with browning. Bake in the oven for roughly 20 to 25 minutes or until top is...
