Biscuits and Gravy

I just thought I would share a couple recipes that my family and I have enjoyed -- biscuits and gravy. The biscuits are yummy and moist & this gravy recipe is so good! I hope you enjoy them as much as we have! [smile]



Quick Biscuits
4 Cups flower (you can use half white and half whole wheat -- it works out great!)
1/2 oil
1 1/2 cups water/soy milk
2 Tablespoons Baking Powder
1 Teaspoon salt

Measure flour and baking powder in mixing bowl, mix well. Emulsify oil and water/soy milk and mix with flower mixture. Form into biscuits. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until golden brown.

Cashew Gravy
1 Cup Raw Cashews (this is not the kind you get from the grocery store that you might snack on)
2 Tablespoons Corn Starch
3 Tablespoons Yeast flakes
2 Tablespoons Bragg's Liquid Aminos
1 Teaspoon salt
1 Tablespoon Onion Powder (yes, that's one TABLESPOON.)
1/4 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
4 Cups boiling water

Blend all ingredients w/ one cup boiling water until smooth. (you will want to pulse this a few times before you turn the blinder on full blast. If you don't, the lid will pop off and the ingredients will fly out from all the pressure the hot water gives. ) Add more water as it blends. Pour into pan and stir until thick.

Ginger Bread Men

Here is another gift idea, or as something to set out with the yummy popcorn!

1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 cup molasses
1 egg (Or egg replacer)
1 tablespoon vinegar
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flourDecorative icing in colors desired
Miniature candies (optional)

In a mixing bowl, beat shortening with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar, baking powder, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, and cloves. Beat untill combined, scraping bowl. Beat in the molasses, egg, and vinegar untill combined. Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in remaining flour. Divide dough in half. Cover and chill for 3 hours or until easy to handle.

Grease a cookie sheet; set aside. On a lightly floured surface, roll half of the dough at a time to 1/8-inch thick. Using a 1-1/2 inch cookie cutter, cut into desired shapes. Place one inch apart on the prepared cookie sheet. Add holes at hands using a straw (as directed in step 2 on the first page).

Bake in a 375 degree F oven for 5 to 6 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool on cookie sheet 1 minute. Transfer cookies to a wire rack and let cool. If desired, decorate cookies with icing and candies. Makes 36 to 48 cookies.

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You could make a ginger bread man garland! Read directions below!

Make cookie dough (see recipe on next page) and shape several gingerbread friends in the size desired.

Before baking, use a straw to make a small hole in each hand. Bake and cool cookies as directed.

Decorate as desired using icing and candies.

Join hands. Connect the cookies together by threading thin ribbon through the holes in their hands. Knot the ribbon and trim the ends.

-Better homes and Gardens

(~AJ)