Sunday Brunch

Rainy day outside made for the perfect day for brunch! Brunch for us is still almost all breakfast food because that is how we like to do it! We had biscuits (from scratch...see recipe below) and turkey sausage (from Country Neighbors Farm) gravy, scrambled eggs (from Guy and Abbey Schlapper), bacon (from my parents), turkey sausage, biscuits with jelly (from Sullivan Farms) or honey (from Potterosa), banana salad (a family favorite), and watermelon. It was delicious! 

Biscuits: 

Southern Biscuits (Yes I made them from scratch)

*Taken from my betty crocker cookbook*

2 cups flour

2 tsp sugar

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/3 cup shortening

2/3 cup buttermilk (if you don't have buttermilk on hand use regular milk and add a splash of vinegar)

Heat oven to 450 degrees. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda in a bowl. Cut in shortening until it is combined completely. Stir in buttermilk. Round up dough on lightly floured countertop. Knead lightly 20-25 times. Roll out to a little less than 1/2 inch thick. Cut with floured biscuit cutter (I use a jelly jar). Place on ungreased baking sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. 

Banana Salad 

This dish has been a family favorite that my Granny used to make for us at every family gathering and now it is a tradition no one wants to break! Take your bananas (4-5 for a small group or 4-5 bunches for our extended family) and slice them into bite size pieces. Chop up some peanuts (again adjust for your taste and size of group). The dressing is mayo, cool whip, and sugar or if you don't have cool whip do mayo, sugar, and a splash of vinegar....we always eyeball it. I don't think you can mess it up. It just takes a little dressing so for a small group start with a tablespoon of mayo, a tablespoon of cool whip and 1/4 cup sugar.  This is a great way to use up soft bananas and it is delicious!