You remember Pigs in a Blanket, right? I thought it might be a fun activity for a couple of two-year-olds. I couldn't bring myself to use the canned biscuits I loved as a child, so instead we made them from scratch using the recipe from my mom's old red-and-white checkered cookbook. Then we stuffed them with nitrate-free turkey franks, and sprinkled the leftover dough with crumbled blue cheese for the grown-ups. The pigs were a hit with the kiddies. As expected, though, the accompanying ketchup was a bigger one.
Betty Crocker's Biscuits
2 cups flour (I used half whole wheat, half white)
1 tbs baking powder
2 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup shortening or butter
2/3 cup milk
Stir together dry ingredients, cut butter in until mixture resembles coarse crumbs, add milk all at once and stir until dough clings together. Knead dough for 10-12 strokes, roll or pat into 1/2 thickness, and cut into 10 squares. Bake at 450 degrees for 10-12 minutes, until golden.
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