Posts for: #Southern

easter biscuits

ingredients

2.5  cups    soft wheat self-rising flour
1    tsp     baking powder
1/4  tsp     salt
1/4  tsp     black pepper
1    tsp     sugar
1/4  cup     butter (half a stick)
1/2  cup     whole milk
1/2  cup     sour cream, buttermilk, or greek yogurt

instructions

  • mix dry ingredients in a bowl
  • kneed in softened butter, you’re making biscuits!
  • mix milk and sour in separate cup, save a little
  • stir with wooden paddle
  • drop 8-12 biscuits on parchment-lined pan, wash with leftover milk
  • bake for 12-15 minutes, turn halfway

notes

great as [[sausage-biscuits]], [[biscuits-&-gravy]], or just served as a side with something like joshuas-favorite-chicken or veggie-stew. you can also add 3/4 cup of chopped kielbasa with 3/4 cup of gouda for sausage & gouda biscuits.

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mag’s pound cake

ingredients

3    cups    sugar
1    cups    butter
1/2  cups    vegetable oil
5            eggs
1    cup     milk
1    tsp     vanilla
3    cups    flour
1/2  tsp     baking powder
1/2  tsp     salt
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*optionals*
5    zested  lemons
2/3  cups    cocoa powder
5    zested  oranges

instructions

  • if using zest, pulse with sugar in food processor until well combined.
  • cream together butter and sugar
  • add oil, eggs, then milk (very slow)
  • mix dry ingredients in a separate bowl, slowly add to wet mixture
  • bake in cold oven
    • place cake in cold oven, set to 325f
    • once pre-heated, bake for 15min more at 325f
    • after, bump oven to 345f and bake another 45min
    • rotate, then another 30-45min
  • optional - glaze with perfect-icing or your favorite glaze
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pound cake cookies

ingredients

1/2  cups    butter
1.5  cups    sugar
1/2  cups    vegetable oil
2            eggs
1    tsp     vanilla
3    cups    flour
1    tsp     baking powder
1/2  tsp     salt
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*optionals*
4    zested  lemons

instructions

  • mix together like [[mags-pound-cake]]
  • let dough set in fridge for minimum 3 hours
  • bake in 350f oven for 10-15min until edges turn golden brown like a pound cake
  • glaze with perfect-icing or your favorite glaze recipe

notes

these were an accidental recipe i came up with after messing up mags-pound-cake. they’re a hit, especially the lemon ones!

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pulled pork

ingredients

1    pack    pork ribs (the cut up kind)
alt/ a boston butt
salt and pepper to taste
water

instructions

  • season the pork ribs generously with salt and pepper
  • sear the ribs on a hot hot skillet
    • do not fully cook, you’re just tryna develop some flavors
  • place ribs in crock pot and fill water to one inch below top of meat
  • cook overnight on low
  • in the morning remove from liquid and pull it apart
  • serve on your favorite bun or regular white bread with a real-good-bbq-sauce!
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real good bbq sauce

ingredients

3    cups    sugar
some heinz (ketchup, 57, or HP)                    50%
mustard (yellow or brown)                          15%
vinegar (white wine, apple cidar, or homemade)     15%
a sweet (more ketchup, apple butter, sugar, etc.)  15%
hot sauce (truff or chiquita is my fav)             5%

instructions

  • mix contents together thoroughly
  • season with black pepper, garlic, onion, paprika, butt rubb, whatever you like
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