Garlic Cheese Biscuits

We have used a similar recipe several times, and I prefer this one, because the other recipe uses real butter and you have to cut it in with a pastry blender. Boring! This mixes together very fast and pleases everyone, including the fussy teenager and the fussier husband.

1 3/4 cups white flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
5 tablespoons butter powder
1/4 cup powdered milk
1 cup water
1 cup shredded cheese

1/4 cup butter
1 clove garlic

1. preheat oven to 450 degrees.

2. In a large bowl sift together flour, salt, baking powder,butter powder and powdered milk. Make a well in the middle and add in the water and cheese. Stir to combine. Drop by spoonfulls onto an ungreased baking sheet.

3. Bake in preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes, until browned lightly. While the biscuits are baking, saute butter and garlic in a saucepan. As soon as the biscuits are done, spoon garlic butter over each one. Yummy!

Simple Bran Muffins

We really like these. They make ahead well and freeze fine. They serve as a quick breakfast or good morning snack. They are a family friendly way to get fiber into everyone's diet.


1 cup Milk1 T vinegar
¼ c sugar
1 t vanilla
2 t baking powder
1 cup wheat or oat bran, also may use 1 cup All Bran
1 T whole egg powder, reconstituted to make 1 egg
2 T oil
1 ¼ c flour, preferably whole wheat
½ c raisins

Mix milk with vinegar. Allow it to sit for a few minutes. It will begin to curdle. This makes a buttermilk substitute that works well in cooking. When it is done, soak the bran in the milk mixture for 5-10 minutes. Stir in beaten eggs, sugar, oil and vanilla. Mix well. Sift flour, baking powder and salt in a separate bowl. Gently stir flour this flour mixture and raisins into bran mixture. Batter will be lumpy. Pour into well greased muffin tins, paper cups are not recommended. Bake at 375⁰F for 20-25 minutes.

Simple Homemade Bread

This is the easiest way to make bread. Homemade bread creates a "comfort" feel to any meal. Plus we have found it is more filling than store bought bread. You can use leftovers the next day for breakfast. Break it up into a bowl, put a little sugar on it and add milk.


2 ½ T Yeast
1 T Sugar
4 cups Water
1/2 cup sugar or honey
1/4 cup butter, or the equivalent reconstituted from butter powder
4 tsp salt
2 T dehydrated whole eggs , reconstituted to make the equivalent of 2 eggs
5 cups white flour
5 cups wheat flour

Dissolve yeast and sugar in lukewarm water. Add sugar, butter, salt and eggs. Mix well. Add flour. Knead into a soft dough. Cover & raise for ½ hour. Form into loaves and put into lightly greased pans. Put in non-heated oven. Turn on oven to 350⁰F for one hour.