Here's an interesting use for biscuits. I tried this recipe for Beefy Bean 'n Biscuit Casserole from the
Pilsbury Family Cookbook (1979). Typically, I left out the sugar, because I don't appreciate sugar in hot dish. The biscuits are cheese filled, which was a tasty treat. I used homemade baked beans instead of canned Pork 'n Beans. The more homemade you can make it, the better. The hot dish itself calls for water and tomato paste. I thought it turned out a little pasty. Next time, I would skip the water and tomato paste, and just use a 16 ounce can of tomatoes - no more pasty. The one mistake I made was adding a garlic clove instead of garlic salt, and then neglecting to add salt. It was a little bland. I think tomorrow, when I serve leftovers, I'll add some salt when I heat it up on the stove top.
I made the apple pie for dessert - also from the
Pilsbury Family Cookbook. The apples were from our trees outside, which tend to be particularly sweet, so I didn't add as much sugar to the apples as the recipe called for. I made streusel topping instead of a double-crust. I like the crunchy sweet goodness of streusel, and that saves the work of rolling out another crust. This pie was particularly easy, since both pie crust and sliced apples had been made earlier, and came out of the deep-freeze. All I had to do was add the butter, cinnamon, flour, and sugar, pop it in the oven. That's my version of an instant dessert!
