Easy Homemade Buscuits

This recipe came into my inbox today from Thrifty Florida Mama. It sounded simple, cheap, and I definitely love that you can freeze ahead of time! I haven't tried it yet, but I still wanted to share it with you! Thanks Thrifty Florida Mama! : )

[The rest of this post was copied straight from her e-mail]

Ingredients:

2 cups self-rising flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/3 cup crisco or shortening (I use Butter flavored Crisco)

2/3 cup milk, buttermilk, water/milk mixed

Directions:

Sift flour and stir in baking powder. Pour the milk into the cup and then add the shortening till the cup reaches the 1 cup mark. (this will give you an easy way of getting the shortening out of the cup). Pour into flour mixture and stir until it becomes crumbly.

I then just pinch off pieces of the dough and roll in my hands until the dough isn't sticking to me anymore. Then place into a sprayed round pan for baking. Biscuit sides should touch one another to help them rise up tall and fluffy.

You can turn them onto a floured surface, roll out, and cut for more perfect biscuits but I find that unnecessary.

Bake at 400 for 15 to 20 minutes or until the bottoms are nice and brown.

This recipe comes from my favorite frugal site on the Internet, frugal-families.com. I've been a member there for a looooong time and the ladies that meet and post there are the best on the web. If you are looking for some frugal inspiration for the new year you should consider joining the forums. It is just $10 per year which helps cover the hosting fees for the owner. There are no advertisements and no junk there. Just a wonderful community of like-minded frugal ladies.

Bacon and Cheese muffins

This was always part of our Christmas dinner at home growing up. This recipe came from my mother. :)

Ingredients:

1. 1 3/4 cups plain flour
2. 1/3 cup sugar
3. 2 tsp. baking powder
4. 1 beaten egg
5. 3/4 cup milk
6. 1/4 cup cooking oil
7. 1/2 shredded cheddar cheese
8. bacon to taste (about 6 strips for me)

Directions:

1. In a mixing bowl combine flour,sugar,baking powder and cheese. Make a well in the center.
2. Combine the egg,milk,and oil: add all at once to the flour mix. Stir just til moistened (batter should be lumpy).
3. Lightly grease muffin tins,or use Pam cooking spray, or either use paper muffin cups. Fill 2/3 full.
4. Bake @ 400 degrees about 20 min or until golden brown.

Tip: These are great to make a few batches ahead (and freeze) and heat up for breakfast on busy mornings. I have tried chopping the bacon and cheese in the food processor, but the finished product has more flavor when you hand break up the bacon and shred the cheese since you end up with bigger pieces. I also add another 1/4 cup of cheese to the recipe because we are cheese lovers here in this house! he he.