Saturday, December 21, 2013

Homemade Biscuits


Have you ever bought something prepackaged or frozen from the store, made it at home, and thought to yourself, "these are wayyyy better homemade!" Well, that is always the case with me and biscuits! There is nothing quite the same as homemade biscuits (as with just about anything prepackaged).
I love waking up in the morning and having fresh biscuits with various jellies, eggs, and bacon.... Although not extremely healthy by any means, it conquers the morning better than any fast food restaurant!
Here's my favorite recipe for biscuits that my mom has been making us for so many years!

Ingredients
2 Cups flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
6 Tablespoons shortening
2/3 cup of milk

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit
2. Combine all of the dry ingredients into a bowl and mix thoroughly.
3. Cut shortening into flour mixture until well-combined and crumbly (picture below).
4. Slowly add the milk into the mixture until it becomes a desired rolling consistency.
5. Flour counter surface and rolling pin; Then dumb out dough onto surface and roll out dough.  Roll out to about 1/2 inch thickness.  Then, using a circular shaped cookie cutter (or biscuit cutter), cut out biscuits and place on an ungreased cookie sheet or baking stone.
6. Bake for about 10-12 minutes in a 450 degree oven; Until the tops are brown.
7. Enjoy!

These are super simple to make and do not require a bunch of time!! I can tell you that they are way better than the prepackaged biscuits and maybe a bit healthier too!! I hope you enjoy them!!










Friday, December 20, 2013

A Sneak Peek of What's To Come

Hey readers!
Wow, this has been one crazy month for me!! It has been a while since I posted because of a number of reasons - one of them being that I was in SPAIN for two weeks!!! I am so excited to share with you some of my food adventures that I was able to experience while in Spain in the near future!!
I just wanted to thank you all for reading and checking out this blog!! I hope that the next year brings about some exciting new recipes, mistakes, mishaps, and new adventures!!
While looking forward to next year sounds fun - I am hoping to show you some of my favorite Christmas treats within the next week! Stay tuned for more, and as always, thanks for reading!
If you have any comments, questions, or ideas for 2014, I would love to hear them!