May 11th, 2009 
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There are really great things about waking up in the morning on the weekend: knowing it’s a Saturday or Sunday and you don’t have to go to work, staying in bed past 9:00 am because you can and smelling something baking. Someone once said the best part of waking up was Folgers in your cup, but we think the best part of waking up is arising to the scent of someone cooking in the kitchen. We’ve made biscuits before, but these are purely unadulterated. Eat them plain or add butter, honey or jam. They are most definitely a great way to usher in a good morning.
Short and to the point today! We just want to share an easy biscuit recipe for your next lazy weekend morning. Whoever you serve these to will love you for life. Fast to make and so quickly eaten, you won’t even realize you’ve spent any time in the kitchen!
Buttermilk Biscuits – Approx. 10-12
1 1/4 cups self-rising flour
1 1/2 teaspoons brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup shortening
1/2 cup buttermilk
Flour for dusting
1. Combine flour, sugar and baking soda with a whisk.
2. Cut shortening into flour with a pastry blender until small, coarse crumbs develop.
3. Stir in buttermilk until sticky dough forms. Dump on a lightly floured surface and knead 3 or 4 times.
4. Roll out to about 1/2 inch and cut circles with a 2-inch cutter or a drinking glass.
5. Lay dough on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in a preheated oven at 450 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown.
Click HERE for the printable recipe.
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Sign me up for fresh biscuits in the morning! That looks amazing. I love mine with butter and strawberry jam.
mmmmm. fresh hot biscuits – I will have one with butter and jam – and then two with country gravy – please!
They look make-able to me! Though, what do you have biscuits with? I saw the previous comment, seems like it’s for sweet stuff. Any other ways?
Those look great. Alas, no one was making breakfast
Instead I squeezed some orange juice and microwaved a chocolate croissant! YUM
I love coffee but I’d pick these biscuits over it any day! YUM!
That is what I want for breakfast EVERY DAY! With butter. Drizzled with honey. Six of them. Right now.
I love biscuits… These look delicious, and I just happen to have all of the ingredients in the house. I think I might give them a try for breakfast tomorrow!
Oh man, I can’t get enough buttermilk biscuits. Love it.
thanks for this inspiration. my dad used to make buttermilk biscuits from scratch (even when we had no buttermilk; how’d he do that!?) and i’ve been looking for a recipe to get me started.
Yummy biscuits for breakfast!
The smell of food cooking while your sleeping is the best. I like mine with scrambled cheesy eggs and bacon on top!
I love making biscuits in the morning! That’s kind of a lie, actually, I like making them all the time!
Thanks for the add over on Foodbuzz!
Those look great! There’s just nothing like a good biscuit.
I love your addition of brown sugar to the biscuit recipe. There is nothing like a fresh biscuit. I like to think I’ve perfected my own biscuit recipe, but there are always things you can do with a biscuit.
Good morning, indeed. Nothing make thing better than a warm fresh out of the oven biscuit. Slather on some jam or butter along with some tea of coffee and I’m good to go.
these look great! how do you feel about biscuits made with butter vs. shortening? i use a glass to cut mine too.
You make it sound so easy I think I will hand this one over to my husband and tell him that he will have a happier life with a happier wife if she wakes up to these every once in a while
They look so light and fluffy! yum yum
Wow those really do look simple to make! I may have to try making these some weekend for my roommates! And, me.
Wow, morning will be much happier if one can have this delicious thing for breakfast!
Oh my…I could eat WAY TOO many of those beauties. They look perfect.
those look so fluffy! I;ve always been interested in using shortening in biscuits
drool. i loooove biscuits!!!!
buttermilk biscuits, they’re just one of my favorites – does it get better than fresh from the oven with butter and homemade jam?
I haven’t found a good biscuit recipe yet, so I definitely need to try these!
You sure know how to make it a GOOD morning!
There’s not much that will get me out of bed on a weekend but the smell of these baking certainly would!
waking up to someone cooking biscuits in my kitchen!? i would think i had died and gone to heaven!
Nothing can get me up faster than a biscuit in the oven! They sound great!
this looks amazing. i tend to usually cook main courses, so i like getting new ideas to cook, like this. i’ll have to try it out one of these days. thanks!
Hot, fluffy biscuits dripping with sweet honey. That’s definitely my way of starting a great day.
Hmmm waking up to something being baked is the best way to wake up. Too bad I am the one who has to get up to bake, lol. Hmm I am in the mood for biscuits now.
I love homemade biscuits – especially drizzled with a really good honey and smeared with real butter – this just made the list of things to make!
Thanks!
Always forget about biscuits in the morning. I like mine with bacon and egg in a sandwich or covered in gravy. So unhealthy and makes you want to run right back into bed and crash in a carb coma for the next couple of hours.
Oh these sound amazing.. So perfect. BTW, come read my blog today, I imitated your apple pie!
Good morning and HELLO NICE BISCUITS, how come I am not invited..hehe …I loved it they look easy to make too. thanks for sharing
xx Rico-Recipes
Yummie! They look so delicous an easy!! I love the addition of the buttermilk!!
MMMMMMM……
haha I’m still waiting to make your cheese and herb biscuits– then you throw this photo out– yum!! NOTHING like biscuits in the morning
Absolutely gorgeous. Wish I could slather one with butter right now.
Although I have a sweet tooth, no jams, preserves or honey for me! It’s biscuits and gravy or nothing! (Well, if I HAD to, I’d eat it with sweetsstuff.)
Okay what time is breakfast, I will set the clock and run over… This gives me another idea for using that big bag of pears I bought!
What beautiful biscuits! A wonderful breakfast treat!
Cheers,
Rosa
I’m in total agreement with you about waking up to the scent of freshly baked biscuits! Yours look perfect, and I’ll definitely be giving these a try soon.
I’d definitely be happy to wake up to freshly baked biscuits. Yum.
hi! these look lovely! i was looking for ideas for my big brunch on Sunday and I think I just found one! thanks
I love biscuits – love the smell of them in the oven and how something so simple can be so good. Thank you!
These definitely look easy enough! Can’t wait to try them out.
These look incredible. I have yet to make a fabulous biscuit; it seems that the ones people rave about have shortening in them. I can’t wait to give these a try!
Awesome! Looks great and Love the moist texture.
Those buttermilk biscuits look perfectly light and fluffy!
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