biscuits and gravy for dinner!

biscuits and gravy for dinner! THIS IS my husbands fav meal! i finally FINALLY mastered the biscuit's! I used to use bisquick and make drop biscuits because i just could not make a good "normal" biscuit... the trick? DON'T ROLL IT SO THIN! lol they don't really... rise much so i basically just pat the dough out a bit to about 1/2 to 1 in thick.. yes you heard me! and cut it out and put it on a sheet and .. it cooks threw just fine, i was worried about the center but.. no problems at all.

this is the one i use now.
2 cup flour
1 tbs baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/3 cup shortening
2/3 cup milk or buttermilk

mix the flour baking powder and salt together. now with your hands ( oh its just more fun this way people!) rub the shortening in to the flour mix. you want to do this tell its all little coarse crumbs. smaller then peas. now mix in the milk.. i just use my hands because well.. it saves a dirty dish and at the end it will not be that big a mess as you think. after you get it mixed up mine is always still a bit to wet so i throw in a 1/2 a hand full of flour on top and mix it in just a little. it all comes together then nicely.

dust the counter just a little bit and drop the dough on it and i use my hands and just push it down and out tell its about 1/2 to 1 in some were in there... just smaller then you actually want the biscuit to be. i use a cup to cut it out and put it on a ungreased pan

400 degrees for 10 - 15 min .. start checking after ten and wait tell its golden brown on top.

if you want drop biscuits instead? use a spoon not your hand :) use melted shortening or oil, i use oil, and up the milk to a cup. mix it and you want it to be thicker then pancake batter , you want to be able to spoon the wet dough up and put it on the pan and have it stay there. if its watery or runny you need more flour.

cheesy biscuits? after you mix it all up, either way normal or drop, just throw in a hand full of shredded cheese and mix it up at the end!