Perfect Baking Powder Biscuits

These are the biscuits my Mom has made my entire life. I only recently began making them and learned how quick, easy and delicious they are. They are one of my family's favorite homemade items. I make them when I make this homemade soup or chili or on a night when I have very limited time, I make them and serve them with canned soup. Even when the soup is not homemade, these make the meal feel special.

I usually double the recipe and get about 25 biscuits.

Ingredients

2 cups flour
1 Tablespoon Baking Powder
1/3 cup butter (softened)
3/4 cup milk
1/4 cup sugar


Directions

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Mix all ingredients in a bowl until just combined. On a lightly floured surface pour dough out and knead lightly. Roll out until about 1/2 inch thick and cut with biscuit cutter. (I actually use a plastic cup that is a good size.) Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 450 for 10-15 minutes or until lightly golden brown. They are good the next day warmed up as well. Enjoy!


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Banana Cream Bread

This banana cream bread is AMAZING. So flavorful and moist and delicious. I found it in my neighborhood cookbook.
*I used Turbinado sugar the first two times I made it but today I made it with regular sugar and it was just as good. Although I did sprinkle the turbinado sugar on top for the sweet crispy top. Regular salt can also be used.
Mmmmmmm.

Ingredients:

1 1/3 c.oil
3 c. Turbinado sugar (sugar in the raw)
4 eggs
6 very ripe bananas
1 c. sour cream
1 T. vanilla
1 1/2 t. sea salt
4 c. flour
1 1/2 t. baking soda
2 c. sliced almonds (I did not like it with sliced almonds)

*optional - chocolate chips. In my husbands family, baked goods such as zucchini bread, banana bread, and cinnamon rolls are not complete without chocolate chips. (I don't agree).
*nuts (now this I like)

Directions:

Mash bananas in bowl. Mix in oil, sugar, eggs, sour cream, vanilla and salt on medium speed until smooth. Add flour and baking soda and mix until just blended. Fold in almonds (or nuts or chocolate chips). Divide batter into greased and floured one pound loaf pans. Fill only 2/3 full and sprinkle top of loaves with turbinado sugar (this will form a yummy sugar crust while baking). Bake in a preheated oven at 325* for about 1 hour or until inserted wooden pick comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool in the pans for 5 minutes before turning out onto cooling racks. Cool, wrap and refrigerate at least 1-3 days before serving. (we eat it right away too)

Garlic Bread

Ingredients:

1 baguette or french bread sliced lengthwise

1/2 cup softened butter
2 TBS mayo
1/4 tsp dried sage
3 cloves of garlic, chopped (I use chopped jarred garlic)
2 tsp. dried oregano
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. black pepper
2 TBS grated parmesan cheese

Directions:

Preheat oven to broil.
Mix everything together.
Spread mixture evenly on bread...be generous!
Put bread, open, on cookie sheet and lightly toast it under broiler.

This recipe was found here.

Cheesy Bacon Biscuits

I had all the ingredients for this so thought I'd give it a try. I bought the mozzarella logs from Costco (2 pack) and used already cooked and crumbled bacon from Costco as well. My kids loved these. They were simple and quick and yummy. I loved them too.

Ingredients:

2 T. melted butter
One roll refrigerated biscuit dough, 8 count
6 thin slices fresh mozzarella, 1/4 inch thick
1 cup cooked and crumbled bacon
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Directions:

Melt butter in a 9-inch pan or skillet. Place biscuits in pan. Top with slices of mozzarella cheese, bacon crumbles then shredded cheddar.
Bake at 350* for 15-20 minutes, until cheese is melted and biscuits are cooked through. Serve warm.

Homemade Scones - Easy!!!

So easy, my husband whipped these up and he has the recipe memorized. The directions come from him!

They were a huge hit. Super simple and super delicious.

We ate them with butter and honey on some and butter and cinnamon and sugar on some.

You can find our favorite honey butter recipe here.

Ingredients:

2 cups flour

1 tsp. salt

3 tsp. baking powder

1/4 cup softened butter

3/4 cup milk

Directions:

Mix in bread maker! Or your KitchenAid type mixer.

Otherwise, do what you have to do to get it mixed together. Roll out flat. Cut with a pizza cutter. Fry in oil on one side until golden brown, turn over and fry the other side until golden brown. Slather with butter and honey or whatever topping you prefer and eat. YUM!

*For the best effect, roll them out thin.

Stuffed Corn Bread Muffin Bites

I saw these little babies in a Martha Stewart magazine and knew I had to try them. So, I made them tonight and they were tasty.

The Corn Bread mix I used was a mix I got at the store for Marie Calendars Corn Bread. But you can use whatever corn bread recipe you want.

Ideas for stuffings:

~ Caramelized Onions and Bacon

~ Jalapeno and White Cheddar

~ Grated Orange Zest and Rosemary

~ Cheddar and Garlic

~ Cheddar and Caramelized Onion and Bacon

Instructions:
Mix up the corn bread batter, then using a mini muffin tin (if you want to use normal sized muffin tins you can)... fill each muffin cup about 1/3 full with corn bread batter. Then add whatever type of stuffing you want into the cup next, then use more batter to fill each cup almost to the top.

Bake at 375 degrees for 13 to 15 minutes.

Tonight, I did the Cheddar and Caramelized Onions and Bacon, plain Caramelized Onions and Bacon, and Cheddar and Garlic. They were all delicious.

Enjoy!