Biscuits

Bread Challenge Week 50

I have made lots of drop biscuits in my time. Is it possible to eat clam chowder without garlic cheddar biscuits? Not in this house. Even with all the drop biscuits that have come out of my oven I have never rolled biscuits. Until now.

I think that biscuits and gravy and fried chicken held me back from making rolled biscuits. That’s the only way you eat rolled biscuits right? Well, no not really, but I guess lots of foods experience typecasting. Like Meg Ryan. I decided to just jump in and see what happened. I didn’t want biscuits and gravy. I didn’t want fried chicken. So my sous chef and I set to work making biscuits from Joy of Cooking. While we were cutting in butter and rolling out the dough I was trying to come up with something to make. The answer? Bacon, egg and biscuit sandwiches.

I used a smaller biscuit cutter to cut out our biscuits resulting in adorable little biscuits. I love the size of them. Perfect size for everyone to have their perfect sized dinner. 1, 2 ,3, whatever. The biscuits were so fast to make and bake. 30 or 35 minute tops from ingredients to fresh baked biscuits. These biscuits came out flaky, buttery and with the perfect balance of crisp outside and soft inside. We all loved these biscuits. We all loved these breakfast sandwiches.

With the amount of time it took to make homemade biscuits and with the happy feedback from my little family I’ll be making biscuits again. This recipe was good but I am hoping to add some healthier ingredients in future biscuits.

Flavor: 5
Hands on time: 5
Total time: 5
Recipe: 5
versatility: 3
make it again: 4
Catherine: 1
Luke: 1
Maddy: 1

Total Score: 30

(what is this Bread Challenge and how are recipes scored?)

Previous Bread Challenge reviews:
Peanut Butter-Banana Bread – Week 49
Popover – Week 48
60 Minute Rolls – Week 47
Sun-dried Tomato Bread – Week 46
Naan – Week 45
Chocolate Chip Cream Scones – Week 44
Indian Spiced Doughnuts – Week 43
Whole Wheat Brioche – Week 42
Pizza Dough – Week 41
Cinnamon-Apple Twist Bread – Week 40
Pumpkin Bread- Week 39
Winter Herb Bread – Week 38
Classic Pretzel – Week 37
Sweet Potato Bread – Week 36
Challah – Week 35
Whole Wheat English Muffins – Week 34
Pumpernickel – Week 33
Green Onion-Sesame Flatbread – Week 32
Beer Bread – Week 31
Country Seed Bread – Week 30
Cinnamon-Raisin Bagels – Week 29
Crunchy Crackers – Week 28
Ciabatta Bread – Week 27
Cornmeal Pancake -Week 26
Lemon Poppy Seed – Week 25
Sourdough – Week 24
Tortillas – Week 23
Honey Wheat Hamburger Buns – Week 22
Garlic Studded Baguette – Week 21
Quinoa Bread – Week 20
Asiago Herb and Garlic Bread – Week 19
Cranberry Pecan Rye Bread – Week 18
Rotis – Whole Wheat Unleavened Bread- Week 17
Farmhouse White Loaf – Week 16
Honey Whole Wheat Slow Cooker Bread – Week 15
The Easiest Loaf of Bread You’ll Ever Bake – Week 14
Hot Cross Buns – Week 13
100% Whole Wheat Bread – Week 12
Thin Wheat Crackers – Week 11
Irish Soda Bread – Week 10
Double Blueberry Muffins – Week 9
Oatmeal Batter Bread – Week 8
Whole Wheat Dinner Rolls – Week 7
Cheesy Pretzels – Week 6
Light Rye Bread – Week 5
Country-Style Whole-Wheat Pita – Week 4
Carrot Raisin Quick Bread – Week 3
Potato Bread – Week 2
Focaccia – Week 1