Simple Sourdough Biscuits

Lately the boys have been big into my sourdough biscuits and for good reason! They are quick, hearty, and can go from sweet to savory in a matter of seconds. We love them with elk sausage country gravy but they are usually known to be topped with butter, honey, jam, used as a sandwich, or just eaten cold for lunch. Flakey. Buttery. Comfortable. Just like me.

This recipe uses all my tips to make it simple by not using fancy ingredients or tools. I followed the steps to make my own sourdough starter from the website farmhouseonboone.com and I am happy to report it is doing fantastically after keeping up on it.

INGREDIENTS

1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
6 tablespoons very cold butter (I prefer salted, but your choice)
1 cup fed sourdough starter

1. Preheat oven to 425°.

2. Mix together flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder with a wisk or fork until well blended.

3. Trick time: Use a box grater! Grate the very cold butter and mix into flour mixture with a fork until well combined. If you have a pastry blender more power to you. Just get that butter good and pea sized and mixed in quickly before it gets too warm.

4. Using a wooden spoon now, or your hands, mix in the sourdough starter. This is your only liquid needed to create your masterpiece. It’s weird, but trust me. The dough will feel very thick and not right, but with a little more kneading, all the sudden in will come together.

5. On a floured surface roll out dough to about 3/4” thickness. If you roll it thinner life will go on and they will still taste fantastic but the biscuits won’t be huge and glorious. Cut the biscuits with a circle cutter or even a mason jar ring. Gather scraps and keep cutting until you are out of dough.

6. Bake on a silicone sheet lined for 11-15 minutes. Always check them at the earliest time, and sit by the oven staring into it with the light on until they reach a perfect golden brown. This is not the time to go out and check in the chickens or start a new show on Netflix.

7. Enjoy immediately for best results. We’ve stored any not eaten biscuits in a flour sack towel in a basket on the counter.

Comments

To Infinity and Beyond

Well beyond five years that is. February 22 marks our first date and somehow Shane even remembered that. Since I feel like a crumb-bum of a wife lately I set up a special little thing to show him how much these last five years have actually meant to me. (I get that it isn't our wedding anniversary but any day can be special so I wanted to make this special too) I wrote him a little love letter and put out five things that are meaningful in our relationship together, quite the mishmash if you ask me, but it works. In no particular order: 1. Motley Crue - We we to our first concert together over the summer to see Shane's favorite band and I got to get my 80's on while he got to relive the glory days. 2. The Spiderwick Chronicles - We went to see this movie with our nephews for our first official date. I think it's sweet that now the boys watch it all the time. 3. Coffee - We have shared many conversations, hours, and events all while drinking coffee. We both love it

Overnight Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls

I've been tweaking this overnight sourdough cinnamon roll recipe over the last few months and I think it's finally, exactly, the way I like it. We love this for slow weekend mornings, to take to family and friends, or for special holiday get togethers. It's also the same recipe I use when making them to sell locally. I've been keeping it under wraps for no reason in particular but it's just too good not to share. I don't have a reliable kitchen scale so this recipe uses good old fashion cups and goes a lot by the feeling of the dough. It will get messy but don't be discouraged if it doesn't turn out just right the first time. No matter the flop, these cinnamon rolls will never disappoint taste wise. The PDF printable can be found here or you can keep reading. Overnight Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls The night before you want to make rolls: 8 Tablespoons cold butter, shredded (a whole stick) 2 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose or bread flour 1/2 cup sourdou

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

We love chicken in our house because it is yummy, very versatile and somewhat affordable. It is also Shane's meat of choice for his "tone and sculpt" plan. (ok so I just love how special he is and really I am not making fun of him) I generally try to find boneless, skinless chicken for less than $2 a pound. These days it is getting increasingly difficult, even looking into Zycon or Costco so when I found some for $2.30/lb I got all the had... two packages. I frozen one because Shane will BBQ that for lunches on the weekend. With the other package, which I think was about 3.5 pounds or 5/6 breasts, I was able to look on the monthly menu plan and figure out what chicken type dinners I had coming up and chop from there. Since the breasts are usually very thick I slice them in half, like a top and bottom part. Then I either chopped up into bite sized pieces or froze whole. For less than $9 in chicken I made four meals that will serve at least two adults and two children.

Free Range on Fairview

Search This Blog