Saturday, October 22, 2011

Apple Crumble

I love Fall!  This is a great recipe that is so easy.  I thought I would share it just in time for some of these cool Fall evenings we have been having lately.  It goes great with a nice cup of coffee...and ice cream, of course!


Enjoy!


Ingredients:
Topping
2/3 cup all purpose flour
1/3 cup rolled oats ( Quaker Instant oatmeal works fine)
3 Tablespoons sugar or Splenda
6 Tablespoons butter, softened


Filling
3-4 large apples
2 Tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon


Directions:


1.  Preheat oven to 425 degrees;  Spray a 2 quart baking dish with Pam.


2.  Combine the flour, oatmeal, sugar/Splenda and butter in a large bowl with your fingers or a fork until the mixture gets crumbly.


3.  For the filling, peel, core and slice the apples.  Layer the apple slices in the baking dish.  Sprinkle the brown sugar and the cinnamon over the apple slices.  Sprinkle the topping mixture over the top.


4.  Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the apples get soft and the crumbly mixture is lightly browned.


5.  Serve warm....mmmmm good!

Monday, October 17, 2011

7-Up Biscuits

7-Up Biscuits...super easy and super good!  You have got to try these...you will be so glad you did!


Ingredients:
2 cups Bisquick Baking mix
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup 7up
1/4 cup melted butter



Directions:
Preheat oven to 450º.


 Cut sour cream into your Bisquick mix, then add 7up - it will make a soft dough. Now sprinkle your counter with a little Bisquick mix then add dough and pat it out.


Melt butter and pour it into a 9" square baking pan. Cut your biscuits up and arrange them in pan on top of melted butter.

Bake 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.  Oh my y'all!

7-Up Biscuits

7-Up Biscuits...super easy and super good!  You have got to try these...you will be so glad you did!


Ingredients:
2 cups Bisquick Baking mix
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup 7up
1/4 cup melted butter



Directions:
Preheat oven to 450º.


 Cut sour cream into your Bisquick mix, then add 7up - it will make a soft dough. Now sprinkle your counter with a little Bisquick mix then add dough and pat it out.


Melt butter and pour it into a 9" square baking pan. Cut your biscuits up and arrange them in pan on top of melted butter.

Bake 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.  Oh my y'all!

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Sweet Potato Biscuits!

Oh my goodness!  Do these little gems ever bring back wonderful memories!  


My Granny Susie and my Mama both used to make these and they were so very good.  I was rather proud of myself when I made these...they turned out pretty good.  The main secret with making biscuits is don't knead them too much...just enough to get the dry ingredients mixed well with the wet ingredients.  


This recipe was rather "sticky" when I mixed them up real well but I just kept some flour handy and kept my hands covered good and kept working it until I could "pinch off" my biscuits, (a real southern cook ain't got time to roll out no biscuits y'all).    Just pinch them off, the size depends on your liking, and place them on a non-stick pan or one that has been sprayed with Pam.  


My Granny's "biscuit pan" was an old lard stand lid...and she said it was the best thing she ever used.  I wish I had that thing!  LOL!


Sweet Potato Biscuits


Ingredients:
2 cups self-rising flour
3 Tablespoons brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 cup butter (not margarine, butter!)
3 Tablespoons Crisco shortening
1 Cup cooked mashed sweet potatoes
6 Tablespoons milk 
2 Tablespoons melted butter (optional)


Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
Mix the first four ingredients in a mixing bowl.  Cut in the 1/4 cup of butter and the shortening (I used two forks) until the mixture is crumbly.  Add the mashed sweet potato and milk.  Stir the mixture just until the dry ingredients are moistened.  Turn the dough out on to a floured surface and knead just a few times.


Pinch off biscuits and place on non-stick baking sheet.  Bake at 400 degrees for about 12 to 15 minutes or until slightly brown.  Makes about 12-15 biscuits.  


Optional:  You may use the melted butter to brush the tops of the hot biscuits when they come out of the oven but believe me...they are really good without it too!


Enjoy!