Feast-Worthy Buttermilk Biscuits (Plus, 30 Thanksgiving Recipe Ideas)

34 CommentsThursday • November 19, 2009 • by Ari

Thanksgiving is right around the corner and for me that means two things: lots of baking/cooking and watching holiday movies on infinite loop. Holiday films are something of an addiction for me from late November thru New Years Eve, and luckily my husband finds it more amusing than annoying when I watch Elf or Home Alone for the umpteenth time. I can’t help it. Buddy the Elf cracks me up when he writes a note to his father that says, “I’m sorry I ruined your lives and crammed eleven cookies into the VCR,” and when he tells his dad that plans for the day involve making snow angels for two hours, ice skating, eating a whole roll of Tollhouse cookie-dough as fast as they can and then snuggling.

(Yes, I love Christmas even though I’m Jewish. )

So last night I popped Elf into our DVD player and we got to work on our Thanksgiving menu. It isn’t done yet, but I do know that my husband is making his decadent Butternut Squash Lasagne and Alton Brown’s Creamy Mashed Potatoes. I also know that I’ll be making this heavenly Pumpkin Cheesecake and the fluffy Buttermilk Biscuits you see here. When I told a friend that I was making buttermilk biscuits from scratch she was shocked that I wasn’t taking advantage of the convenience that comes with Pillsbury’s biscuits in a tube. But these biscuits are ridiculously easy to make and the extra (teeny-tiny) bit of effort it takes to make them is well worth it. Homemade beats tube-made, let me tell you! (No judgement if you’re going the Pillsbury route, they can be yummy too.)

I’m still on the look out for another side-dish and perhaps a pie recipe too… hmm, maybe blackberry pie, served with ice cream!

What’s on your menu this year?

Below are some recipes in the Baking and Books archives that I considered adding to our menu. If you’re still in the menu-planning stage, perhaps this list will be helpful.

Also, don’t forget about the November book giveaway! Remember that for every comment on November posts you get 1 entry into the raffle.

Thanksgiving Recipe Ideas – Savory

• Homemade Tomato Soup
• Butternut Squash Stew with Rosemary and Potatoes
• Andy’s Decadent Italian Baked Ziti
• Butternut Squash Lasagne with Fresh Sage & Thyme * Personal fav!
• Creamy Carrot Potato Soup
• Empanada Potpie with Cream Cheese Crust

Thanksgiving Recipe Ideas – Breads

• Spiral Coffee Cake with Nuts and Orange Marmalade
• Yeasted Chocolate-Chip Pumpkin Bread * Personal fav!
• Autumn Apple Bread
• Bakery Style Sweet Buns
• Apple Honey Challah
• Sugared Monkey Bread
• Farm Stand Cornbread
• Rustic Sweet Potato Muffins with Fresh Sage

Thanksgiving Recipe Ideas – Sweets

• Pumpkin-Apple Muffins * Personal fav!
• Irresistible Traveler’s Chocolate Muffins
• Tiramisu
• Cardamom Rose Rice Pudding
• Apple Cobbler * Personal fav!
• Upside Down Cardamom Pear Cake
• Butternut Squash Muffins with Golden Raisins & Currants
• Dumph Noodle
• Extreme Chocolate Cake
• Cheater’s Coconut Cream Pie
• Mexican Vanilla Mini-Muffins with Vanilla Syrup
• Chocolate Toffee Cookies with Toasted Pecans * Personal fav!
• Chocolate Chipotle Brownies
• Molasses Spice Cookies
• Pumpkin Cheesecake with Gingersnap Crust * Personal fav!

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