A few weeks ago Pillsbury contacted me and asked if I wanted to try some of their product for the blog.  I have never been one to turn down free food, right, so I said sure.

They sent me instant potatoes and eagle brand milk.

Now, y’all know I don’t use the instant potatoes and that type of thing but if you  ever once use it in bread and such you will keep it on hand always. Potato bread is awesome but when it is made with the potato flakes rather than real potatoes it is incredible.  Much lighter and more flavorful that when made with the real thing.

I wanted to see how this translated to biscuits. I was really pleased with the results.

The biscuits are not as flakey as what you think of with biscuits but they are tender and flavorful..and perfect for sopping you up some red eye gravy for breakfast.

• 1/2 cup Pillsbury instant mashed potato flakes
• 1 teaspoon sugar (optional)
• 6  tablespoons butter
• 1 cup  buttermilk or sour milk
• 2 1/2 cup flour
•  1 tbs baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tbs cracked black pepper

1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
2. In a mixing bowl, combine the potato flakes, flour, baking powder,baking soda, sugar, salt, and cracked black pepper.
3. Grate in the cold butter and mix well.
4. Add the milk all at once and stir into a soft dough. Knead lightly a few times until the dough holds together. You may need a little more milk.
5.  Roll out and cut with biscuit cutters.
6.  Place on an ungreased baking sheet.
7. Brush tops with milk, sprinkle with some French Gray sea salt, and bake 10 minutes or until golden.

Makes 2 dozen biscuits.

What in the heck are ya waiting for?  The grocery store is still open…if you hurry you can have them for breakfast!

If you want another awesome recipe with these potato flakes check out Potato Bread

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I need my life to slow down..even as I am rapidly hammering away at the keys Kyrie is asking me to tie something…Nick is cranky about putting on a new shirt (touch sensitivity) and I need to leave the house in 5 minutes to pick up Matt at Driver’s Ed.

Whew.

I spent the day with Ethan at a mall (eww).  We shopped for some necessary gear, got our hair cut, and bought a new Christmas tree. Yep..I use fake trees.  Our last one was bought in 1984 and just now bit the dust..I think I am o.k. with the environment.  With those kinds of statistics I should have this one until the nursing home.

I just got a deep condition and a trim.  My hair is very curly and since I have gotten older it has gotten even more brittle.  I end up with it long on the sides and short in the back if I don;t keep it trimmed up..So..I splurged (HA! Andrea if you are reading this..there is THE word)  and had it done at Tony and Guys by someone who was a specialist with curly hair..and oddly enough her best friend did Erin (my oldest daughter’s) makeup for her wedding.

O..k…so this has NOTHING to do with food, right? Wrong…It is the lame excuse to let you know that I made potato and black pepper biscuits, they were awesome and I will post the recipe a little later…

LOL!

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