Breakfast Biscuits

So pretty much Dillon is on his own in the mornings before work.  He is so kind and let's me sleep in. Even if he did try to wake me up, he wouldn't get very far since it takes me a good hour to actually move out of zombie phase.

He jokes that when he comes to kiss me goodbye and say our morning prayer together it's more like he's just praying over my dead body. That's probably an accurate description. I mean, I wouldn't know since I'm the dead one, but I can imagine it's a sight ha.

Anyway, he usually makes a bunch of breakfast burritos ahead of time so he actually has a good breakfast to take off to work.  It's been almost 2 years of that now and I figured maybe he needed a little change up, so I tried to think of something else easy to make ahead and freeze.

When I thought of biscuits and gravy (because I love them) I knew that that wouldn't really work, but it did give me the idea of just regular biscuits with bacon and cheese in them. They're pretty simple, but I figure he can fry an egg in the time it takes to reheat it and then he can make himself a little breakfast sandwich. He's easy to please, but was excited about the new addition to the breakfast line up.

I have this handy homemade baking mix that I use for the base, but any biscuit recipe will work.

Bacon and Cheese Breakfast Biscuits

2 c baking mix
2/3 c milk
3/4 c cheese of choice
4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled (or 1/2 c bacon bits)

Preheat oven to 450*

Blend in cheese and bacon bits to biscuit mix. Add milk and stir until just combined (less mixing equals better biscuits). Dump out onto floured surface, flatten with your hands, then roll out to 1/2 inch thick. Using biscuit cutters or a cup, cut out and then place on baking sheet.

Bake at 450* for 10-12 mins.

Homemade Baking Mix

This baking mix was a Pinterest find that I had wanted to try out to see if it was any better than just combining ingredients when I was making something. But once I made it and used it on a regular basis, it passed the test with flying colors!

I've used it to whip up pancakes and biscuits very frequently.  The best part is that since it's premixed portions, I can make only four biscuits at a time instead of 12 when I'm using a biscuit recipe.  The same goes with the pancakes, since apparently I love pancakes and Dillon doesn't so much. But I still don't want to eat a family sized batch of pancakes by myself so using the baking mix works great.

Homemade Baking Mix

5 cups flour
¼ cup baking powder
2 teaspoons sugar
1 tsp salt
1 cup Butter flavor shortening or butter

Using a Kitchenaid mixer or food processor – blend in ingredients until powder.
Store in an airtight container for up to 6 weeks.
If you use butter, baking mix needs to be stored in the fridge or freezer so that the butter wont go rancid. If using shortening, it can be stored in a cool, dry place.
I usually do about 3 batches of this recipe at once.

For pancakes

2 cups mix
1 cup milk
2 eggs
Instructions
Mix ingredients together.
Pour ¼ cup of batter for each pancake unto a hot greased griddle.
Cook until both sides are golden brown.

For biscuits

1 cup mix
⅓ cup milk

Add milk to baking mix. Be careful not to over stir it.
Drop by spoonfuls on a greased cookie sheet or roll out and cut with cutters.
Bake at 450 degrees for 10-12 minutes

For waffles

2 cups mix
1⅓ cup milk
2 tablespoons melted butter
1 egg yolk
1 egg white beaten to fluff.

Stir all ingredients until blended.
Pour batter onto a heated greased waffle maker.