Today was our last lab for quick breads and the students ended the unit with a bang! All the biscuits that were made today were so good! Biscuits are not the easiest bread to make especially for beginners. At first you are not quite sure how the dough should feel and how much to knead it. And then [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Biscuits’
March 5, 2010
Cinnamon-Raisin Biscuits and Vote!
I raved in the previous post about these Buttermilk Biscuits. Southern Living shared four variations of the Buttermilk Biscuits and here is one of them. These Cinnamon-Raisin Biscuits quoting GI Joe ” are vacation good!” Before jumping in the kitchen to prepare them take the time to read the post on Buttermilk biscuits and make the following [...]
March 3, 2010
Buttermilk Biscuits
I have been drooling over these biscuits for 2 1/2 years! Why have I not made these sooner you ask? It is a little bit of a change. You see I have been making these since I was 12 years old. They are good! My Gosh, I have been cheating myself. These biscuits are absolutely the best I’ve ever [...]
January 29, 2010
And The Winner Is……..
The recipe and all the interesting things that happened in our first lab of the semester is located on the previous post. Here are the results of today’s bake-off. Everyone did just great. Vote for the one that you think deserves the top of this post. Voting ends Sunday! Good luck! To vote go to the [...]
January 29, 2010
Cheese Drop Biscuits with Garlic Butter
If you are in a hurry and are craving homemade bread this recipe is for you! The Athlete loves these drop biscuits and and have been known to put them together at the last minute because I saw a look of disappointment on his face. They only take about 10 minutes to put together so it is [...]
January 7, 2010
Pull-Apart Parmesan Dill Bread or Cinnamon Bread
This was the second day of the new semester and I decided to mix it up a little bit. Why not have a demo right off the bat? Make it more interesting . We don’t have to do the same old stuff. Show the students what the class is really about. Have some fun. [...]
October 10, 2009
Cheese Biscuits – Quick Bread Lab
I love teaching!! No, I mean I really LOVE teaching! Today anyway. It makes my day when my students come into the classroom and can’t wait for me to call the roll because they are so eager to get busy with their assignment . There has to be a reason for this other than the [...]
October 7, 2009
Cheese Biscuits –Coming up Tomorrow
This is the last lab for quick breads. It should be a good one. They are all ready and eager. Tune in tomorrow for the bake off!!! Happy Cooking, The Teacher Cooks
October 2, 2009
Cinnamon Rolls
The smell of warm cinnamon rolls permeated the halls of our school today. You can imagine how many visitors I had popping their heads or their bodies into my classroom to find out what we were cooking that smelled so delicious. This was the second time for my chicklets to use biscuit dough. They [...]
