Big Daddy Biscuits

I used this recipe on Saturday morning to make some biscuits and it was amazing!! Super simple and the came out fabulous.

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1/3 cup shortening
• 1 cup milk

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
2. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. Cut in the shortening until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Gradually stir in milk until dough pulls away from the side of the bowl.
3. Turn out onto a floured surface, and knead 15 to 20 times. Pat or roll dough out to 1 inch thick. Cut biscuits with a large cutter or juice glass dipped in flour. Repeat until all dough is used. Brush off the excess flour, and place biscuits onto an ungreased baking sheet.
4. Bake for 13 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges begin to brown.

**I did a double batch and used a biscuit cutter to cut the dough close to 1 inch (I didn't measure exactly) and ended up cooking them a little longer because they were thicker. They would have been perfect for biscuits and gravy but I ended up just having them with strawberry jam and honey w/ butter. I will for sure next time. 

I found the recipe here: JP's Big Daddy Biscuits

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It’s getting to be that time of year again!! Warm clothes, scarves, hot beverages, crisp air, colored changing leaves and baking!! 

Fall has to be one of my favorite times of the year. I absolutely love everything about it. In Merced it gets to beastly hot during the summer that Fall is such a wonderful relief. I’ve already done a little Fall decorating shopping… maybe a little too much but I want to get things going early so I can enjoy it longer!! Plus… you can usually get some good deals when you shop early!! I think I spent around $80 at Micheals and ended up with a TON of decorating things. Right now it’s sitting in my trunk and I’m itchin to put it up!! I may wait another week but we’ll see… I don’t want it burnin a hole in my cars trunk ;) 

I’ve never started this early but I’m going to try and get things taken care of a lot earlier this year. Usually for Christmas I’m rushing at the last minute for gifts but I’m going to try and plan things out better this year. That way I’m not spending a good chunk of money all at one time. I’ve learned it’s better to spread things out a little. 

I’ve kinda learned that the hard way… and I’m actually still trying to teach myself that. Currently I’ve put myself in a financial pickle all because of a Coach purse. *sigh* Ok… ok… two coach purses… and a wristlet. Don’t judge me!! Oh this things we put ourselves through for cute accessories!! My bosses daughter sent me an invite for a Coach Factory online store and O.M.G. it’s dangerous!! Real, authentic Coach purses… at an unbelievable discount…?? YES. PLEASE. I should be receiving my first shipment this Thursday. I’d placed an order using my bosses daughters invite and once I received my very own, I placed another. I’m half tempted to hunt the truck down (wherever it’s at) and get my purse NOW!! But… for now… I’m being patient. My boss got herself a really cute purse and even took it to a Coach store to check it’s authenticity; the gal said it is for sure Coach and that the website is legit. Fabulous!! I’d rather not have a name brand purse than a knock off. To me… they scream knock off!! But that’s probably just me… ;) 

Anyways… with that being said... I'm going to buckle down and save save save!! I have to and not going to let myself over spend on myself. I was doing pretty good there for a while but once I caught wind of these purses... I literally blacked out and ordered a bunch of stuff. Yeah. That's my story and I'm stickin to it!! =D