TWD: Sweet Cream Biscuits

Do you hear that? No? Listen a little closer - spring is here. It's here. We've had thunderstorms, spring showers, sunny days, buds on trees... And yes, we have outdoor farmers markets too. For all of you who have had all of these things for a while already, give me a break - Wisconsin's a little slow, don'cha know? But just a couple days ago, the Madison, WI downtown, outdoor farmers market had its debut. And man, what a debut - morels (already!), ramps (ubiquitous, sorry), rhubarb, spinach, arugula, and the most adorable little new potatoes in white, yellow, red and purple. This year, I've fallen head over heels for spring. It doesn't hurt that this is the first year I've been in Wisconsin when there hasn't been snow on the ground this first farmers market weekend...

So the fiance and I giddily (okay, I was the only giddy one...) wandered the market. Pork tenderloin, new potatoes, and spinach for dinner that night, and sage breakfast sausage for breakfast the next morning. Of course, the last purchase was due to a request from the fiance last weekend for biscuits and gravy - he had also requested cinnamon rolls, but we ran out of time for those. Instead I had a last bagel from my favorite bagel place. But yes! Biscuits and gravy! I never used to be one for it, but with good sausage and freshly baked biscuits, it's a winner. Melissa's pick worked perfectly into the plan.


So Sunday I got up and actually whisked my dry ingredients for them, just so that there wouldn't be icky pockets of baking powder. I admit that I doubled the salt and bumped the leavening up just the teensiest bit, just in case. Another trick was to quickly hand knead the dough together (wetter is better here too!) and then give it a quick letter fold to incorporate some layers. Patting it out to one inch tall instead of half an inch also gave taller biscuits. They were wonderful with the sausage gravy, and now I'm seriously regretting leaving the leftovers with the fiance!

Last Week: Swedish Visiting Cake
Next Week: Chockablock Cookies (better the next day, imo)

*Disclaimer: My camera is currently w/ Nikon getting repaired. In the meantime, enjoy some rustic (?) pictures!*
*Double Disclaimer: Let the 10 weeks-without-an-oven commence! I'm currently either a)packing, b) moving, c) in North Carolina, or d) in Bakersfield, CA. Yippee!*