We also tend to not give detailed instructions because we think everyone would know how to do it. So if I want to share a recipe, I have to make it first and consciously measure everything. I tend to tweak or make my own recipes by just putting together ingredients that I know pair well. And this is still somewhat how a lot of Amish women cook. Recipes would ask for a handful of this or a pinch of that. Years ago most women did more cooking from scratch than they do nowadays. Part of the reason may be that she’s already made this dish so many times that she has a feel for it. If you ever get to watch an Amish (or ex-Amish) lady while she’s cooking, you may notice that she doesn’t really do a lot of exact measuring or follow a recipe. I give him credit for trying to make biscuits and gravy once, but he may need a few tips on getting the biscuits fluffy. So my husband has taken over doing the cooking on Saturday morning, and he tends to stick to the few dishes he has mastered. But these Amish fluffy homemade biscuits and sausage gravy have found their way to our table quite often on Saturday mornings.Īlthough the last number of months I have been working on Saturdays, and I miss not being at home with my family for our Saturday morning brunch. Actually, it would be more of a brunch meal because Saturday mornings are good for sleeping in. I don’t cook breakfast every day, and most of the time everyone is responsible to get their own food.īut years ago we started a tradition, where I cook a large breakfast on Saturday mornings. Click here for an amazing stew recipe Old-fashioned Homemade Buttermilk Biscuits and Sausage Gravyįrequently I’ll make sausage gravy and biscuits because my family loves this for breakfast. As they are the perfect addition to any meal and go especially well with soup or stew. I make Amish biscuits a lot, especially in the winter. I can make a pile of them, but they are gone very quickly.
And these buttermilk biscuits never last long at my house. They are just so good, especially freshly baked. But once I mastered these, I knew I finally had the perfect Amish biscuit recipe. It took me a while before I found a biscuit recipe that I loved. These Amish fluffy homemade biscuits are absolutely the Best! Just ask my kids.
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