January 8

A quiet cozy day at home. We made one of our favorite breakfast treats that my mama used to make me as a little girl - Cinnamon Petal Biscuits. We got some housework done. We finished off the night with movies! Land Before Time for the kids (continuing with our dinosaur theme), and then Inception (which I actually thought was really boring, but maybe I was just tired?) for the grown-ups. 

Here is my yummy recipe for Cinnamon Petal Biscuits- you will definitely want to make these soon! Maybe breakfast this weekend?

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CINNAMON PETAL BISCUITS

2 cups flour

3 T. sugar

4 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. cream of tartar

1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 c. shortening

2/3 c. milk

1/4 c. butter, melted

1/4 c. sugar

2-3 T. cinnamon 

Grease 12 muffin cups. Set aside.

In a medium mixing bowl stir together flour, the 3 tablespoons of sugar, baking powder, cream of tartar, and salt. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Make a well in the center of dry mixture. Add milk all at once. Using a fork, stir just until moistened. (I usually just use my standing mixer for this part)

Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Quickly knead dough by gently folding and pressing for 10-12 strokes or until nearly smooth. Divide dough in half. Roll half of dough to a 12x10-inch rectangle. Brush dough with half of the melted butter. 

In a small bowl, stir together the ¼ c. sugar and the cinnamon (I just use our already-made cinnamon sugar mixture we have on hand for toast!), sprinkle half over the dough. Cut rectangle into five 12x2-inch strips. Stack the 5 strips on top of each other. Cut the stack into six 2x2-inch squares. Place squares, cut sides down, in prepared muffin cups. Repeat with remaining dough, butter, and cinnamon sugar.

Bake at 450 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.

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P.S. I know the recipe looks super complicated with all it's steps, but it really is so easy. And totally worth it- these things are the BEST!

P.P.S. And I completely forgot to take a picture of the finished biscuits before we ate them all! Next time I won't forget!