Not *Quite* KFC good, but REALLY good and easy

Um, yeah, so these are pretty good. They're not quite KFC good, but they're really easy and tasty. I'd recommend doubling it because they really only make 6. Don't roll them out too thin because they don't rise that much. I'm not great at making homemade biscuits -- I think I tend to over or under "work" them, but I've made these 3 times and they've come out perfect. Just fyi.

1 1/2 cups flour 

1 1/4 teaspoons salt 

1 tablespoon sugar 

1 tablespoon baking powder 

2/3 cup milk 

1/3 cup vegetable shortening 

Directions: 

1 Preheat oven to 400ºF. 

2 Sift together flour, salt, sugar and baking powder into mixing bowl. 

3 Make a well in the flour mix and add the milk. 

4 Add shortening and begin kneading with hands (to cut in) the vegetable shortening and flour in the milk until thoroughly mixed. 

5 Add a little more milk, if needed to form, and mix. 

6 Turn onto floured board, and knead gently 6 to 8 times. 

7 Pat dough to 1/2-inch thickness. 

8 Cut into biscuits.

 9 Place on baking sheet and brown in oven 10 minutes. Makes about 6 biscuits.

Really Good Guac

I adapted this from Alton Brown's guac recipe and it was really really good.


2 Haas avocados, seeded and peeled
1 lime, juiced
2-3 dashes chipotle powder
1 tsp garlic salt
½ tsp ground cumin
½ tsp cayenne
¼ medium onion, diced
3-4 cloves garlic, minced
1 roma tomato, seeded and diced
1 jalapeno, seeded and diced


In large bowl, place the scooped avocado pulp and lime juice. Toss to coat. Drain and reserve the lime juice after all the avocados have been coated. Using a potato masher, add the salt, garlic salt, cumin, cayenne, and mash. Then fold in onions, garlic, tomato, and jalapeno (I used my mini chopper to blend the garlic, onion, and jalapeno). Add 1 Tbsp of reserved lime juice. Let sit at room temperature for 1 hour and then serve.