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Making Our Own Convenience Foods

Chas · April 26, 2011 ·

One thing I try to steer clear of in the grocery is convenience foods. I know they are loaded with preservatives and artificial garbage. Honestly though, sometimes I wouldn’t mind their ‘convenience’.  Life at times can be hectic and there are days that I don’t have an hour for dough to rise or I get busy and it’s already time to be making supper plans…

It is important to me to make sure I give my family the best I can, so when I do *ahem* slip 🙂 I have a back-up plan.
When I have my own ‘convenience foods’ in my freezer, they are a great go-to meal without sacrificing money or peace-of-mind when I take the ‘fast food’ road. ugh…

Frozen pre-made (by me) lasagnas, casseroles and such are wonderful to have in the freezer.
Today though, we are talking about biscuits.
Everyone loves a good ole homemade biscuit.
Perfect for breakfast with jam, with a cuppa soup for lunch or have one with some pot roast for supper. Mmmm…

To make things easier for efficient, I laid out all my ingredients in bulk.
Then we made up batch after batch and placed the NON-COOKED biscuits on a pan lined with freezer paper and popped them in the freezer for a half hour or so, until frozen.
Afterwards, all we had to do was grab some freezer bags and fill.

 I love it that I can get our 20 if we are having some friends over for a meal, or I can grab out 2 to fix for Honey’s breakfast before he goes in to work.
So wonderful.

Here’s the recipe:

Buttermilk Biscuits


2 cups flour (I used half white and half wheat)
3 t. baking powder
2 t. sugar
1/2 t. cream  of tartar
1/4 t. baking soda
1/4 t. salt
1/2 c. butter, in pieces
3/4 c. buttermilk
Put dry ingredients in food processor.  Add butter and pulse til mixture forms coarse crumbs.  Add milk and pulse until dough just comes together–do not over process.  Pat dough out on floured surface {I like to use my pastry cloth} and cut out biscuits.  Bake 500 degrees F for 10 – 12 minutes.
Enjoy!

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Hi there! My name is Chas! I'm a homemaker, homesteader, a crafter, a homeschooling mom, a wife, a believer, a GRANDMOMA, a lover of good REAL food and coffee, a seeker of health and wellness, and I'm exceedingly fond of deep, hearty, laughter and JOY in life! Read More.

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