Biscuit Heaven

I admit it. I'm a biscuit snob. I love biscuits and gravy, but whenever I visit restaurants I order a substitution of sourdough toast for the biscuits. Restaurant biscuits are pretty much uniformly . . . well, just not up to much.

Now, I do give restaurants the benefit of the doubt. The first time I order B&G from a new restaurant, I will take the biscuits. This is just in case there are excellent biscuits in the general population getting by my taste buds. So, far this screening process has yet to produce golden biscuits worthy of the name.

I grew up eating wonderful biscuits at home, but most Americans never had a taste of biscuits until 1973 when McDonald's introduced them with their breakfast menu. My wife and I make wonderful biscuits as does my oldest son. Mine are absolutely perfect. My wife prefers her version because they are smaller. She uses a small juice glass to cut out her biscuits, while I like the larger size of a 16 oz. tumbler. Peg's biscuits also don't stand as high as mine. Plus she tends to overcook her biscuits . . . in my opinion. Of course, my wife disagrees with me. All these homemade biscuit differences are only slight compared to commercial products.

The strange thing about biscuits, however, is the fact that three fast-food restaurants produce great tasting biscuits. McDonald's, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and Popeye's Chicken & Biscuits consistently serve biscuits that are not only worthy of honey, or butter and jam, but also gravy.

My order of preference are: Popeye, McDonald's and KFC. Popeye's is a recent addition to my favorite places. I stopped in at the restaurant on Sixth Avenue and ordered chicken and biscuits. The chicken didn't do anything for me, but the biscuits were warm and greasy. I love the sausage biscuits at McDonald's and the only thing wrong with KFC biscuits is the nearly tasteless brown gravy, which should never come closer than a foot or two from their biscuits. At Popeye's you can order a side of their Cajun gravy, which goes really well with the biscuits.

I would have guessed that the Popeye Biscuits were higher in fat, and they were, but only marginally. The Popeye Biscuits were substantially lower in sodium, but otherwise the three were neck and neck within most nutrition categories.

The KFC Biscuits were 220 calories, while both Popeye and McDonald's weighed in at 240 calories. Biscuits are not diet food, but of the three only Popeye's was the best without added butter or jam. With gravy, we have a different story. What would be best would be for me to make my own sausage and milk gravy. Even bad biscuits taste better with great gravy on them. Of course, my idea of a perfect breakfast is biscuits and gravy with hashbrowns (cooked crusty and brown with onions), fried eggs, sausage links and patties . . . and bacon. I just can't eat that every day, however. It has to be a special day.

I think for next Father's Day I will ask for sides of gravy and hashbrowns from my two favorite gravy restaurants in Tacoma (Old Milwaukee on Sixth Avenue and Knapp's in the Proctor District) and a bag of biscuits from Popeye's . . . okay, don't spare the eggs and pork, either.

Homemade Dog Biscuits

Homemade Dog Biscuits

The best way to ensure that your dog is always safe, healthy, and the best thing is to make homemade dog biscuits around. With all the recalls dog food and cookies that I went because it is difficult to know what you're buying your pet is really sure. So if you take the time to go it alone will no worry more and save some money. There are many recipes you can track online. This not only allows you toGive your dog a treat, but also their guests.

Bacon and egg biscuit

What dog does not like to have bacon and eggs every day? With your homemade dog biscuits, you can enter the time, all of you. In a bowl, add two eggs, a cup of milk, half cup of water. Mix and then add ten tablespoons of melted bacon. Add a teaspoon of salt to the mixture and then slowly add five cups of whole wheat flour until the mixture is thick and pasty. RollTwo balls and place them on a baking sheet at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes of cooking. Let the cookies cool and then refrigerated in a sealed container.

Banana and Peanut Butter Dog Biscuits

If you are an owner looking for homemade cookies and all dogs will be the envy of the dog and dog treats peanut butter banana '. In a preheated oven at 300 degrees and take a medium bowl. Mix one egg, a third cup of peanutsButter, ½ cup mashed banana and a tablespoon of honey. Be sure to mix well together. In a separate bowl, a cup of whole wheat flour and half a cup of wheat germ. Add the egg mixture to dry ingredients and mix well into a paste. Roll out the dough to cut a quarter inch thick and in shape. Place shapes on a greased baking tray and brush with egg white or frustrated. Depending on the size of shapes, bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool andStore in an airtight container.

Gourmet dog meat Cookies

With these homemade dog biscuits do not ask you to see if your puppy loves you. Make sure you get the following ingredients:

or flour - 3 cups
or whole wheat flour - 3 cups
Or Cracked wheat - 2 cups
corn or flour - 1 cup
or garlic powder - 1 tablespoon
Or yeast - 1 tablespoon
or milk (dry) - ½ cup
or beef broth - 3 cups
Or Milk - 08.01Cup

In a large bowl all the dry ingredients together well in depth. Add two cups of beef broth and mix with your hands. This is a very hard dough. Slowly and mix the last cup of broth into the dough. Roll out the dough to ¼ inch thickness and cut into ½ desired shapes. frustrated on a greased baking pan and brush or with milk. Bake at 300 degrees for 45 minutes. Turn off the oven and let cool and place in oven overnight or ten hours.Store cookies in an airtight container.