Southern Biscuits

Now, if you're wondering what you should do with that buttermilk that you made, look no further!  Mix up some biscuits, smother with that homemade butter and top with some raspberry jam.

SOUTHERN BISCUITS
recipe adapted from Alton Brown
2 c. flour
4 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
3/4 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. butter
2 Tbsp. shortening
3/4 c. buttermilk
1/4 c. heavy cream*

*You can substitute heavy cream and use full 1 c. buttermilk instead.

Late Mother's Day

I was looking through my pictures and realized I forgot about these that I took on Mother's Day.  I was lucky enough to be home for Mother's Day this year and Missy came over so we could make breakfast for my mom (by "we" I mean Missy made waffles and I stirred some bacon a little and took pictures).  Unfortunately, Miss lost/had the recipe stolen for Wolfgang Puck's bacon waffles (if anyone out there has a copy please send it my way!) so we had to try a different recipe.  Still delicious, just not quite the same.

Any waffle is delicious when you have homemade maple syrup though :)

We had a nice relaxing day eating breakfast, watching a chick flick (Something Borrowed), playing cards and then making up for Reed's missed birthday dinner.

Croissants***

Here's where the story begins.  I was thinking about what we should have for dinner tonight and I came up with gnocchi with some sausage and asparagus and other veggies in a lemony sauce...then I thought, "We should have bread with that."  Then I thought how I don't really like to go to the grocery store here alone - I'm kind-of a wuss and it seems to take so long (Metro trip and walking for 5 minutes to and from the stations)  

So instead of wasting my precious time with public transportation, I had the brilliant idea to make bread!  That doesn't take long does it?  Oh right, only about 4 hours.  But you don't have to catch a communicable disease while doing it!

After looking up recipes for french bread, I bagged that whole idea (9 hours! - that wouldn't be ready by dinner) and somehow decided croissants sounded good.

Sure they take time, but totally worth it!  You get a yeasty, bread-y aroma that envelops your apartment (note: if you don't live in a total of 800 sq. ft. the scent probably won't fill up your entire living space), not to mention the delicious flaky satisfaction in a crescent moon shape when you're finished.

It's easy, I promise, try it for yourself!