Christmas Cinnamon Breakfast Biscuits

No more store-bought cinnamon rolls after this.  These Merry Christmas Cinnamon Breakfast Biscuits are  so easy and quick, you’ll be glad you made them for neighbors, family and friends.

Ingredients:

• 1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
• 1/4 cup unprocessed wheat bran (don’t substitute or leave this out…yum!)
• 2 tbls sugar
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2/3 cup milk, or buttermilk
• 1/2 cup mixed dried fruit bits  (not candied)
• 1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar
• 2 to 3 tsp orange juice (milk or water is ok, but orange juice is extra YUMMY)

Procedure:

1. Mix together flour, wheat bran, granulated sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
2. With a pastry blender, cut in the butter until the mixture is now looking like coarse crumbs. 
3. Form a well in the center of flour mixture and add milk and fruit pieces all at once.
4. With a fork, stir until moistened.
5. Turn dough onto a lightly floured surdce.  Knead dough by folding and gently pressing dough for 10 to 12 strokes.  Dough will be almost smooth.  Do not over handle as this makes the biscuits tough.
6. Pat or lightly roll dough until it is 1/2 inch thick.  Cut dough with a floured 2 1/2 inch biscuit cutter.
7. Place biscuits about 1 inch apart on an ungreased baking sheet, and bake at 450 degrees for 10 – 12 minutes, until golden but not brown.  Cool on a wire rack.
8. Stir together powdered sugar and orange juice to a drizzling consistency.  Drizzle over warm biscuits.  MAKE A LOT OF DRIZZLE. 

Made From Scratch Cornmeal Mix

Hot cornbread in minutes!  Made from scratch so you get all the credit.  This easy mix keeps well in an airtight container.

• 4 and 1/2 cups cornmeal, yellow or white
• 4 cups sifted flour
• 1/2 cups sugar (optional)
• 1/3 cup baking powder
• 2 tsp salt
• 1 cup shortening

Combine all dry ingredients and mix.  Then, add in shortening and mix until crumbly.  Store in airtight container.

Simple Corn Bread:  Using 2 1/2 cups mix, combine with 1 egg, and 1 cup milk in bowl, beating for one minute.   Pour batter in to greased 8 x 8 baking pan for a square cornbread loaf.  Bake at 425 degrees for 20 – 25 minutesor until lightly golden browned. Yield is 8 servings

Cornmeal Griddle Cakes – Using 3 cups mix, add  2 eggs, and  1 3/4 cups milk, mix well.  Bake on hot and lightly greased griddle.  (you do not want these to be greasy).  Makes 12 griddle cakes great with any meal or breakfast, or with Black Eyed Pea salad, recipe this sight.