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June 13, 2020

Biscuits and Gravy

Um, it's been a while since I used this space but I'm going to try to start posting more here. Let's begin with a recipe or two!


Buttermilk Biscuits printable recipe

6 Tablespoons butter
2 cups AP flour
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup buttermilk

Cut butter into 1/2" cubes and place in freezer. Preheat oven to 450F.

In a medium sized bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda.

Using a pastry blender, incorporate butter.

Add buttermilk and mix until mostly combined. There will be some dry patches. Let stand 2 minutes and then finish mixing.

Dump out onto work surface and gently pat into a circle. Fold and flatten 4-5 times GENTLY. you aren't kneading, just creating layers.

Pat until 1/2" thick and cut out with biscuit cutter. Gently pat dough back together and cut out additional biscuits. I usually get 8.

Bake for 10-12 minutes, just until golden. Do not overbake.

Sausage Gravy

1 lb ground breakfast sausage
red pepper flakes (optional)
2 Tablespoons butter
2-3 Tablespoons flour
4 cups milk
ground black pepper (to taste)

Brown sausage with butter in a large skillet or frying pan. Add red pepper flakes (just a little).

Add flour. You want the meat lightly coated and all fat absorbed. Cook for a minute or so until flour smells nutty,

Slowly whisk in 1/2 cup of milk. Deglaze pan and incorporate all flour.

Add rest of milk and continue whisking. Slowly bring to a boil over medium to medium-high heat, continuing to stir.

Add pepper and whisk in well. Cook until thickened. Serve over biscuits.

I will try to figure out printable versions and all that jazz but it's not going to happen today. If you want to see pictures and how I get this all done at the same time, keep scrolling.


Cut butter and stick in freezer.


Start sausage and butter.





Always use a pastry blender and not your warm hands to cut in the butter.




It's a Danish dough whisk. Yes, you need one.

Make dough and WALK AWAY.



Add the red pepper to the sausage while you're waiting.


Look! Those 2 minutes helped hydrate the rest of the flour so you weren't tempted to add more buttermilk!







While those are baking, let's make gravy.






Flat whisk. If you make gravies and pan sauces often, you need one.


I didn't get finished gravy pictures because my oldest son called me.



This is golden. You don't want them much darker than this. I mean, look at that beautiful bottom.

I bake my biscuits on a heavy duty aluminum half sheet pan with a silicone mat. I also use it to fold the dough, pat out, and then cut my biscuits. No reason to dirty a separate mat.

Okay, that'll do it.

GO FEED PEOPLE!
Loveya,
Jenn

April 6, 2014

Lazy Sunday afternoon

It's been a good week. I even got a few things finished (and a few more started).

This sweet quilt was sold in the shop this week. Custom versions are available as well as other Aggie baby quilts.


I started 2 new baby blankets. I can't help it. I need more projects, obviously. Both will be available on Etsy soon.



I also spent some time playing in Google Drive to create some pricing spreadsheets. I need to work on inventory sheets next.

Hope y'all had a fantastic week. Back to my lazy Sunday of crochet.
The List
  1. Aggie Love - needs binding  finished, sold, and delivered
  2. Slice of Sunshine - needs binding
  3. Noteworthy - needs binding
  4. Chevron afghan - a little more than half done
  5. Maroon knit blanket - started
  6. Jewel tone scarf - halfway
  7. Aggie stripes scarf - halfway
  8. Green stripes - needs binding
  9. Coming Home - piecing
  10. "Vinny's" quilt -pattern selected
  11. Baby quilt for Fish Fry -  pattern and fabrics selected
  12. T-shirt quilt for Fish Fry - awaiting donated t-shirts
  13. G's quilt- pattern selected, some fabrics selected
  14. Baily
  15. Kyle
  16. Heather
  17. Swoon
  18. Sprocket Pillows - 3 finished, 7 more in various states of assembly
  19. Aggie shell afghan - about half done
  20. Pink chevron afghan- started

March 30, 2014

Yikes, it's been a while!

My son starting college really disrupted life way more than I thought it would. I'm somewhat settled and back into a routine.

I've been sewing and quilting the whole time. I even taught myself how to crochet!
I'm attempting to focus more on my Etsy shop

So back on track with the Sunday list then a bunch of pictures.


The List
  1. Aggie Love - needs binding
  2. Slice of Sunshine - needs binding
  3. Noteworthy - needs binding
  4. Chevron afghan - a little more than half done
  5. Maroon knit blanket - started
  6. Jewel tone scarf - halfway
  7. Aggie stripes scarf - halfway
  8. Green stripes - needs binding
  9. Coming Home - piecing
  10. "Vinny's" quilt
  11. Baby quilt for Fish Fry -  pattern selected
  12. T-shirt quilt for Fish Fry - awaiting donated t-shirts
  13. G's quilt- pattern selected, some fabrics selected
  14. Baily
  15. Kyle
  16. Heather
  17. Swoon
  18. Sprocket Pillows - 3 finished, 7 more in various states of assembly