Gluten Free Biscuits

I've been trying to perfect gluten free biscuits for Sammy for awhile, and haven't had any luck using Pamela's Baking Mix.  When I was home for Christmas, my mom gave me a GF mix that she was unable to use because of the soy in it.  I tried our biscuit recipe, (increased the baking powder as suggested) and I am really happy with the results.  They are a bit more dry than the regular biscuits, but the flavor is yummy, and they hold together when I cut them in half to put gravy or honey, etc on them.  In the following pictures the GF version is on the right next to a regular biscuit.  They are so much better than what I've had before, yay!  Sammy seems pretty happy with them, too.

The mix is made by a family in Illinois, and I may have to order more.  Their products can be found here: http://www.meistersgf.com/store.html  It's also dairy free, which would work well for those with dairy allergies.

My biscuit recipe is as follows:  (I do highly recommend a biscuit cutter: http://www.kwik-kut.com/products.php  They work like a charm to cut in the butter, and then you just cut your biscuits out using the same tool.)

1 3/4 c flour, (substituted GF flour)
1/2 tsp salt
4.5 tsp baking powder, (I increased it by half from the original recipe's 3 tsp)
6 TBSP butter
3/4 cup milk

Cut butter into flour/salt/baking powder thoroughly.  Mix in milk, roll out, cut out and bake at 450 degrees for 15 minutes.

And, the last two pictures are of my cutie pies who insisted on having their pictures taken when they saw mommy photographing the biscuits.  Love my little ones so much!

Heading into month 7!

Sammy likes to talk to his little brother; awww!

Baby looks a lot like a basketball these days.  Getting closer!

Our Little Family Christmas

We had breakfast for our little champs, first.

Then Marcus wanted to "smile" (take a picture with mommy) and show off the "dudu tree!" (Christmas Tree)

Next, the boys goofed off, then we opened some gifts, and Marcus seemed pretty confused about the whole process.  Sammy was a pro this year.  Marcus like the little boxes for the harmonicas best.  Although, the candy was also pretty exciting.

"Nummy dee, dee!" (Candy)

Puzzle and Harmonica!

I love my little family so much.  It's such a joy to watch my little ones growing and changing.  Speaking of growing.  Little man #3 is really growing.  My belly is so big, and I have three months to go!  I should be used to this by now, but it always amazes me just how big my babies make my belly.  I felt his little hiccups for the first time this week. 

We also put in an offer on a house today, (well, Peter did most of the work.)  If we get it, it'll be awesome, if not, I'm going to take that as God letting us know that this is not the house He has for us.  It'll need some fixing up, but overall, it's cute, and has a lot more space than we do now.  Update will follow.  Trust me, if we get it, I'll have to post lots of before and after photos.  It think it has potential to be really cute once fixed up.

Happy January!