September 1st is my new favorite holiday. What holiday is that, you ask? The first day of National Biscuit Month , of course! What? You aren't enamored with biscuits? I've never visited anywhere more South than Chicago (and that's not very South at all!) but I have a romanticized idea that in the South everything is comfy, cozy, and warm. And people sit down to warm family dinners that always include piping hot biscuits..and there's a fire place. Don't make fun of me. I can dream. ;]
When HH asked me to write a post about biscuits..I sort of had to jump at the chance, and then realized other people might not understand why I find them so fun to make. Aside from silly hopeless romantic notions about them, biscuit making is dirty . You have to get your hands into the dough, you can use a fancy tool to 'cut the fat' into it, but I wouldn't! You can make easy drop biscuits that taste just as delicious, or you can put a little love into it and roll the dough out and cut perfect circles that puff up a little when you bake them so you can pull them apart and put jam or agave right in the middle. Honestly, is there anything more comforting ? I don't think so.
Luckily, HH has made it possible to enjoy biscuits without eating a ton of fat. Whether she wants to admit it or not, HH has just as much of a relationship with biscuits as I do- they're her husband's favorite food ! I think that might be why she has so many recipes for them ;) She has Applesauce Biscuits, Maple Cornmeal Biscuits, Southern Style Biscuits , Raisin Biscuits , and Sweet Potato Biscuits .
And here's how we celebrated yesterday, a little early- I just couldn't wait! We made 'egg' sandwiches on biscuits, using HH's Nomelette (p. 17) and Biscuits (p. 38) from The Happy Herbivore Cookbook . And a little spinach to get some greens in, of course.
I hope you all celebrate biscuit month! I know I'll take any excuse to make biscuits. :)