Two Ingredient Biscuits

Something I have never been able to make is biscuits. They normally turn out flat and flavorless. I usually just use Bisquick and make drop biscuits when we want them. I gave up on the old fashion way of making biscuits with Lard or Crisco.

My husband mentioned a video on FB he saw of how to make biscuits with just two ingredients. This caught my attention. I jumped up from my recliner and said, “I have these two things so I’m going to give it a try”. 

In no time, I had biscuits ready to pop in the oven. Fifteen minutes later, we were eating biscuits with butter and honey. “Move over Bisquick, these were the best biscuits I have ever made”. 

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Two Ingredient Biscuits

• 2 Cups- Self Rising Flour.
• 1 1/2 Cups of heavy whipping cream. 

Mix with a fork or spoon until combined and place on a floured surface. Dust you hands with flour and knead and fold the dough. Patten out with your hands, not a rolling pin. Make the dough about 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Use a biscuit cutter to cut the biscuits but do not twist or spin the cutter. Just press down and release. This keeps the sides from sealing and preventing them from rising correctly. (I’m 55 and just learned about this). 

Brush the tops with some of the whipping cream and Bake 400 degrees for 12-15 minutes or until desired browning

No need to wait on your oven to preheat all the way. Just turn the oven on and place the biscuits in the warm oven when they are ready to be cooked. This will keep your biscuits from burning on the bottom. (Just learned that too). 

They turned out light and fluffy on the inside and light and crispy on the outside. I think they were perfect. Still a little lopsided but who cares. They were delicious. 

Hat Hanger

I love hats. I have many of them but rarely wear any. I will occasionally wear a ball cap on a bad hair day or on the beach. You may catch me in a toboggan when it’s really cold and I have to be outside. 

When we were in Lincolnton a couple months ago, I visited a little boutique where they had hats for sale. I left with one. I have no idea where to wear it but I like it. I am actually wearing it in my blogger profile picture. It’s a hard hat with delicate embroidered mid Western designs.  

Any way, I needed a place to hang my hat. I had a nail in the closet but that’s where I hang my fedora. I could not find any room to hang another hat as my closest space is small. That’s when I turned to the internet for inspiration. I saw many hand made hat hangers but they were all made in Macramé. I gave it some thought and figured I could just crochet something similar. 

With no pattern, I grabbed some brown cotton yarn and began crocheting. I started with a wooden ring and  guessed at the rest. A few inches of the bobble stitch gave it some detailed character. Then I began the split using just half double crochet stitches until I got the size I needed to slide the hat through. I finished it off by joining the two sides and adding a tassel. 

I love how it turned out and impressed myself that I did this in one try. I could have added more decorations such as beads or other colored yarns but I like the simplicity of this one and now it hangs on my bedroom wall. If I never wear this hat again, at least it makes a cute decoration in my room.