Goodbye 2013, Hello 2014

I can't believe a year has gone by so fast and another one just started. Time sure does fly when you are busy with the Holidays, training a puppy, and baking up orders.

I have a good and delicious biscuit recipe that would go very good with either a chicken noodle soup, tomato soup, lentil soup, or just great to munch on by themselves. Those are not the only options though. These biscuits are just so cheesy, flaky, and  melt in your mouth goodness that you just want to soak up anything with it.

But before I get into the recipe I want to talk a little bit about the Grooms cake I just finish doing for a good friends wedding. The cake was Creature From The Black Lagoon inspired and I admit I had a lot of fun making the cake. It was a little difficult because I accidentally pulled my back, but my partner was very helpful with the cake (for not being a baker).

The cake was a two tier orange scented white cake, with a vanilla/ orange butter cream and toasted coconut that was dyed green and placed on the bottom sides to make it look like sea weed. The cake was delicious and the butter cream was to die for. The Clients were very happy and everyone loved the cake so much that they didn't even let us finished setting up the cake before they crowded us to take pictures. All in all very satisfying.

Now for the Biscuit recipe:     Preheat Oven to 450 degree F

1 lb     Self rising flour
6 oz     Butter
8fl oz   Milk, buttermilk or cream
1/2 tsp Salt
7oz      Grated extra sharp cheddar cheese
2 oz      Scallions or chives, chopped

1. In a stand mixer, add the butter and salt to flour on medium speed until it forms about pea size lumps.
2. Gradually add your liquid of choice enough to make a soft dough.
3. Add your cheese and choice of green onion and mix until incorporated.
4. Flour flat surface and knead dough lightly several times to help form for rolling.
5. Press or roll dough to a 1/2 in thickness. DO NOT MAKE TO THIN. 
6. Use biscuit cutter size of your personal choice or you can cut them into squares.
7. Place on sheet tray and bake for 10 min or until the bottom of the biscuit is a nice golden brown.

*Bakers Tips:
- Secret to a great biscuit is not a golden top, by that time your biscuits are actually over baked. It's a nice golden bottom that makes a good biscuit.
- The colder the dough, the better the rise, so you can pre-make and shape them before hand and bake them when needed.