Hello Phil, I did not know you were hosting a a recipe forum with wonderful mouth watering dishes, just happened to see a post and came along to look. I love bacon and use chopped up bacon in many different dishes as it gives added flavour even always having a bag of cooked chopped bacon on hand. However one difference, I always like my bacon less cooked as I find everywhere I go where bacon is served they always cook it until crispy which in my opinion makes it more salty - I have to always remember to ask to have it cooked less.. I love biscuits (scones as they are called in New Zealand) and still prefer mine with butter and jam and have not even attempted to eat them with gravy like James (my southerner hubby) likes. I have given up trying to make my own as like many of my home recipes, cookies, pastries and scones do not come out tasting like home, so I buy the rolls of ready prepared batter and just bake them. There are still many other dishes I cook that come out how they are suppose too. I am going to go back over all the entries and look at all the tempting recipes as one can never have too many. Thanks for sharing Amanda Quote:
This is the way to get crisp bacon without having to constantly turn it, watch over it, or get burnt by splatters of grease. It 'fries' up flat and doesn't curl, which looks great beside a breakfast plate of eggs, and makes BLT sandwiches much easier. Very nice when feeding a family or crowd Bacon for the Family or a Crowd 
Ingredients - 1 pound thick sliced bacon
Directions - Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Arrange bacon on baking sheet in a single layer with the edges touching or slightly overlapping.
- Bake in preheated oven to desired degree of doneness, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove bacon from the baking sheet with tongs or a fork, and drain on a paper towel-lined plate.
Finally, if you're looking for a flaky basic biscuit, this recipe is the best. These golden-brown rolls bake up tall, light and tender. Their mild flavor tastes even better when the warm biscuits are spread with butter or jam.
Fluffy Biscuits 
Ingredients - 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 3 teaspoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 egg
- 2/3 cup milk
Directions - In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. Cut in shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Beat egg with milk; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened.
- Turn onto a well-floured surface; knead 20 times. Roll to 3/4-in. thickness; cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. biscuit cutter. Place on a lightly greased baking sheet. Bake at
450 degrees F for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm. Makes a Dozen. 
Have A Wonderful Week My Friends, Phil |