Carb Loading for Lent

I am not much of a baker. I say it. I belive it. But I find myself baking more regularly than I thought. This baking came up again tonight.

My wife has decided to go low carb until Easter. She let me know this on Saturday as I was just starting to make our menu for the week. After I contemplated weeks without pasta, bread or even, yes I must say it, tortillas, I complied with my menu planning late in the week. We’ve both done the low carb thing in the past. In fact, I’ve lost large amounts of weight (80, 50) on it and think it is a good way to lose. My problem is not making it more of a lifestyle and it all comes back.

So as this was to start on Wednesday, February 22, I of course, planned a carb loaded dinner. My wife, who is the primary weekday cook, made the dinner. I was home in time to try a new recipe for biscuits which were an attempted knock off of Red Lobster’s. They were good. Next time (not before the end of Lent), I’ll add more cheddar and possibly some Old Bay seasoning.

Red lobster cheddar bay biscuits copycat

Prep Time: 10 mins | Cook Time: 8 mins | Servings: 15 | Difficulty: really easy

Ingredients:

• 2 cups Bisquick
• 2⁄3; cup milk
• ½ cup cheddar cheese, shredded (next time I will double this)
• (next time I may add 1 teaspoon of Old Bay seasoning to really bring the “Bay” out)
• ½ cup margarine, melted
• ¼ teaspoon garlic powder

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 450 degrees.

2. Mix bisquick, milk and cheese until a soft dough forms.

3. Drop by spoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet.

4. Bake 6-8 minutes or until golden brown.

5. Mix butter or margarine and garlic powder.

6. Brush mixture over warm biscuits before removing from cookie sheet.

Nutritional Info:

Source: Food.com