Homemade Biscuits

These are the biscuits I make to go with the Chicken and Biscuit recipe. They are delicious and would a great add on to a breakfast or brunch, too.

*Orignal recipe on momontimeout.com

Ingredients:

3 c flour

3 Tbs sugar

1/2 tsp salt

4 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp cream of tartar

3/4 c. COLD butter

1 egg

1 c. milk (the recommend whole milk, but use whatever kind of milk your family likes)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 450F

2. The secret to excellent biscuits is COLD butter. Really cold. Many times the biscuits dough gets worked so much that the butter softens before the biscuits even go in the oven. Try cutting the butter into small pieces and then stick it back in the fridge, pulling it out right before you are ready to incorporate it into the dough.

3. Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl.

4. Use a pastry cutter or two knives or your fingers to cut the cold butter into the flour. Don't go crazy here. You want to see small, pea-sized pieces of butter throughout the dough.

5. Add the milk, egg and mix just until ingredients are combined. The dough will be sticky but don't keep working it. You should be able too see the butter pieces in the dough.

6. Turn the dough out onto a generously floured surface. Sprinkle some flour on to the top fo the dough sit won't stick to your fingers and knead 10-15 times. If the dough is super sticky, just sprinkle on some additional flour.

7. Pat the dough out to 3/4 in-1 in thickness and cut into circles with a circular glass or cookie cutter. You should get 9-12 biscuits.

8. Place the biscuits on a lightly greased baking sheet or parchment linked baking sheet and bake 10-15 min, until golden brown on top. 

9. For extra yumminess, you can brush the tops of the cooked biscuits with melted butter.

Apple Crumble Cake

Recipe by Pamela Salzman
https://pamelasalzman.com/apple-crumble-cake-recipe/

INGREDIENTS

Crumble Topping:
½ cup maple sugar or light brown sugar
¾ cup oat flour, whole wheat pastry, spelt, einkorn, or a combo of GF oat flour and Jovial GF Flour
⅓ cup old-fashioned rolled oats (I use One Degree Organics)
1 ¼ teaspoons aluminum-free baking powder
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
pinch of ground nutmeg
¼ teaspoon sea salt
6 Tablespoons cold unsalted butter or vegan butter, cut into pieces

Cake:
3 sweet apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced and tossed with a little orange juice or apple brandy (Calvados) to prevent browning
2 ½ cups whole wheat pastry flour or Einkorn flour (or Jovial GF Pastry Flour + 1 ½ teaspoons of xanthan gum)
1 teaspoon aluminum-free baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon sea salt
⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
¾ cup maple sugar or unbleached cane sugar
½ cup unrefined cold-pressed extra-virgin olive oil + extra for greasing the pan
2 large eggs, at room temperature
½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice or apple cider vinegar
¾ cup whole milk or oat milk (I used low-fat Oatly)
Powdered sugar for serving, if desired


INSTRUCTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a small amount of oil on the bottom of a 9-inch round springform cake pan and line it with parchment paper.
2. Make crumble: In a large mixing bowl, with your hands combine all topping ingredients until no longer dry. Set aside in the refrigerator or freezer.
3. Make the cake batter: In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and nutmeg.
4. In a large bowl, beat together the sugar, oil, eggs, vanilla, lemon juice, and milk until very well combined. Add the wet mixture to the dry mixture and stir until just combined. Pour into the prepared pan and spread evenly with a spatula.
5. Arrange the apple slices evenly over the batter. Sprinkle the crumble topping over the apples. Bake in the center of oven, until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, 40-50 minutes*. Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Run a knife around the edges to loosen the cake and remove the springform ring. Cool completely before serving. Dust with powdered sugar if desired before serving.

Paleo Banana Bread Mug Cake

Originally from Roasted Root. This is a yummy, dairy-free, gluten-free quick breakfast. I leave out the syrup and it is sweet enough. I have also forgotten the egg, and it is still good... just less like a "cake" and more like "cookie dough".

Ingredients:
1 banana
1 egg
2T milk of your choice
1t. syrup (optional)
2T coconut flour OR 4T almond flour
1/4 t. baking powder
pinch of salt
Handful chopped walnuts (optional)
1/4t. cinnamon (optional)


Add one banana to a large mug and mash it. Add an egg and 2T milk of your choice (coconut milk or almond milk will make this dairy free). Optional, add 1t syrup.

Add either 2T of coconut flour OR 4T almond flour.

Add 1/4 t. baking powder, a pinch of salt. Optional, add a handful chopped walnuts and 1/4 tsp cinnamon.

Microwave on high 3 min (if using coconut flour) or 3 1/2 min (if using almond flour).

**Let it cool! It will be hot**

Serbian Pogacha Bread

1 pkg dry yeast  (equivalent to 2 1/4 tsp.)
1 1/2 c. warm water
3 T sugar
2 T oil
2 tsp. salt
3 1/2 c. flour
1 c. flour


Dissolve yeast in warm water.
Stir in sugar until dissolved.
Add oil, salt and flour.
Knead together then add 1 more c. flour
Knead again.
Let rise (approximately 3 hrs)
Knead again
Make a circle shape and bake on a lightly greased cookie sheet
Bake at 325 degrees for 30 min.

*Optional: Hide a clean coin in the dough on the pan before baking and pull apart to serve.

Golden Sweet Cornbread

Originally posted on all recipes.com

Ingredients:
1 cup all purpose flour
1 cup yellow cornmeal
2/3 cup white sugar (I don't use that much!)
1 tsp salt
3 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 egg
1 cup milk
1/3 cup vegetable oil (I use coconut oil in liquid form)
*I have also added frozen corn. Just pour some in and mix it before putting in the pan.

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Spray or lightly grease a 9-inch round or square pan.

2. In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients: flour, cornmeal, sugar, salt and baking powder. Stir in the egg, milk and oil until well combined. Pour batter into pan.

3. Bake 20 - 25 min. until toothpick comes out clean.

Quick and Easy Dinner Rolls

Not sure where on the Internet I originally found the recipe, but this is my go-to recipe for rolls. I never seem to plan ahead enough to make dough that has to rise a few times. It is more like me to check an hour before dinner time to see what I had planned for dinner that night. These only rise for 45 min and cook for 12-15... Very good for a last minute planner. I often through together a batch of these, get the dough rising and then make a soup. By the time the soup is ready, the rolls are, too.

1 pkg quick-acting active dry yeast (2 1/4 tsp)
1 1/3 c. milk (105-115 degrees F)
3 to 3 1/2 c. flour (I use part whole wheat and part all purpose)
3 T oil
1 T sugar
1 t. salt

1 T. melted butter
coarse salt

Dissolve yeast in warm milk in an electric mixer bowl. Stir in 1 cup flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour, the oil, sugar and salt. Mix on low until soft dough forms. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 45 minutes.

Heat oven to 400F. Spray 12 cup muffin pan with non-stick spray.

Punch down dough in center and fold over a few times. Pinch off 1 inch balls of dough. Roll in palm of hands and put 3 balls in one muffin cup. Brush tops with melted butter, and sprinkle with coarse salt.

Bake 12 - 15 minutes until crust is light golden brown. Immediately remove from pan. Store loosely covered.

Buttery Rolls

These are the rolls I made for Christmas. They're super easy if you have a bread machine, and quite a crowd pleaser. It's originally from AllRecipes.

Ingredients

• 1 cup warm milk (70 to 80 degrees F)
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 4 cups bread flour
• 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast

Directions

1. In bread machine pan, place all ingredients in order suggested by manufacturer. Select dough setting (check dough after 5 minutes of mixing; add 1 to 2 tablespoons of water or flour if needed).
2. When cycle is completed, turn dough onto a lightly floured surface. Divide into 24 portions; shape into balls. Place in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking pan. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 15 minutes. Bake at 375 degrees F for 13-16 minutes or until golden brown.