Buttermilk biscuit sandwiches, it's what's for breakfast!

I set my alarm last night for a 2am wake-up call so I could catch the lunar eclipse. And the skies were clear, so I am VERY glad I got up to see it. A beautiful bright orange moon...

About 2:30am, I headed back to bed, not needing to get up until 5:00.

at 3:00am I got back up out of bed. oops. Guess that four hours of sleep was all that I needed!

So I decided to play with a recipe, and made fresh buttermilk biscuits for breakfast. I was planning on getting up to make a breakfast sandwich on an English muffin for my husband, but why not make biscuits? I need to find the perfect recipe for the cafe anyway, so it's as good a time as ever to get it done.

Buttermilk biscuits are one of the easiest breads to make. Simple ingredients, no difficult process. I love making them. You can use any buttermilk biscuit recipe you find, as they are all similar and all available online. I'm not posting this recipe yet. It's not perfect. It's close. But I have some tweaking to do! But whatever recipe you try, have fun! Biscuits are very forgiving, and the more rustic they look the better!

 Combine the dry ingredients

Add cubed butter and shortening, using a pastry blender until it's coarse crumbs,

 and add in the buttermilk, combining until the dough comes together.

Pat it out in a circle, cut your rounds, and bake!

It's that easy! Brush with a little melted butter once they're out, and you have a golden biscuit that can be a side for dinner, a base for a breakfast sandwich, end up smothered in sausage gravy, or simply enjoyed as is!

I got a little too ambitious with the breakfast sandwich though - using too much egg and ham. This is a two meal sandwich!