Thursday night...dancing and hockey

Rushing around trying to get homework done in time for dance and hockey is just no fun.  Anne was very upset about it after school.  I think the teachers are trying to keep up with missing two days because of snow this week.  I decided to make up some tysons chicken tenders, whole breaded breast meet.  It suppose to be better for ya but seriously who knows these days.  I made up a batch of buttermilk biscuits to go with it.  It has been a long time since I've made biscuits.  I make scones all the time and it's not that different.  I have to say...nothing really beats the frozen Pillsbury buttermilk biscuits.    I only hope mine are healthier with no preservatives and organic unbleached flour.  They're good but not as fluffy...I think because they probably use overly processed white flour.

You can see the grains in this organic unbleached flour

Buttermilk Biscuits

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/3 cup butter
• 3/4 cup buttermilk

Preheat oven to 400, baking time 15 minutes

In a large bowl stir together flour, baking powder, salt, soda, and sugar until blended.  Cut butter into small chunks and add to bowl.  Rub mixture together with fingers until the larger pieces are no more than 1/4 inch in diameter.  Pour in buttermilk and stir with fork until all flour is wet and just barely holds together.  Turn dough onto floured surface, dust all surfaces of dough with flour, lightly knead about 10 times or just until dough is combined.  (over kneading will give you tough biscuits)

Here is where you can either flatten out to an inch thickness and cut out round circles and place on baking sheet or flatten out into a 9 inch pan and with 2-3 inch cutter cut the rounds but leave them in place as well as the dough in between.  Either way, placing them close together is a good idea in keeping them moist and have them rise tall.

Makes 9-16 biscuits

Throw some carrots on the plate and it's a meal!  We like skinned baby carrots.