Cinnamon Biscuits by Martha White

I was sitting here at the computer contemplating what I would write, when my dear heart came in with a package of Martha White's Cinnamon biscuits and placed them on my desk. He told me that my son wanted some of them. Could you please cook them?

My husband manages a grocery store. He is always bringing home new items that have just been introduced to the market. We both enjoy cooking and we love finding new foods. He cooks better than I do. I have a certificate from the American Institute of Baking for Food Science and Technology. Needless to say, we like food at our home.

Any hoosles, back to the biscuits. I followed the directions. I used a Fox Run Craftsmen 12-Qt. Mixing Bowl. They are easier for me to clean than plastic. The junk just slides right out in the dishwater. Instead of spraying my cookie sheet with Pam, I like to use Reynold's Wrap parchment paper. If I am careful I do not have to wash the cookie sheet later. I am kinda lazy about washing dishes. Also the cookies or biscuits do not burn on the bottom. I measured out 1/2 cup of milk and mixed it together with the mix. It looked way too dry. I used a 1/2 cup plastic measuring cup that I got from Wal-Mart. I was so excited when I bought the set. It was less than $1.00. I thought is was for dry measurement. Guess what, the are for liquid measurements. I was always taught that you you glass for liquid and plastic for dry. I was making my favorite chocolate chip cookies - Tollhouse Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe  - and used these measuring cups. The cookies turned out horrible. The had way too much sugar. I thought, dang, no wonder these measuring cups were on sale, they don't measure correctly. The cookies turned out very sticky and chewy, nothing like my normal cookies. I still have a whole lot of them in the fridge waiting to be cooked up. The next day I went to work and complained about these measuring cups to my co-worker. He asked if they had a pouring spout on the side. I said, come to think of it they do. He let me know they were for liquid measurements. Oh, my bad.

Any hoosles, back to the biscuits. (I have been misspelling the work biscuits, because my brain is focusing on Bisquick baking mix.) I poured in a little more milk. I used a cookie baller, you know, the little metal device that looks like an ice cream scoop, to measure out the biscuits. This device measures cookies perfectly, but it sure does make tiny biscuits. I had to cook the biscuits about two minutes longer than the recommended minimum time, probably due to the little bit of extra milk I added.

When I got them out of the oven, I told my son, here are those biscuits you wanted. He responded, "No, thank you.." Hmmmmmm. So I fixed some up a paper towel (saves on that dish washing) and took them into my dear-heart. I asked him, how did you like them, he said pretty good.