Chocolate Biscuits

This is a southern thing. Anytime you try to describe this dish to anyone not from Kentucky and below, they think you're weird. Trust me. It's not at all nutritious (neither is most breakfast food sold at the grocery), but very yummy and I'm pretty sure I had it for breakfast for half the Sundays of my life, from the time I started eating solid food to the time I got married and moved out. This recipe serves four people, with two biscuits a piece.

What You'll Need:

One can refrigerated biscuit dough

1 cup sugar

2/3 cup cocoa

2/3 cup water

1/2 tsp vanilla

How To Make It:

Prepare the biscuits as directed on the packaging. While they're baking, heat the remaining ingredients in a small saucepan, stirring occasionally. When it's done, it'll be about the consistency of chocolate syrup. Split two biscuits on each plate and pour the chocolate sauce over them. These must be served with a very large glass of milk (or a can of Mountain Dew, if you're my dad.)

Cream Scones

These were kind of famous in my high school. Once one of my friends ate 13 of them. They're so yummy and small, it's hard not to eat a bunch!

What You'll Need:

2 cups all purpose flour

1/4 cup sugar

1 tbsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

1/3 cup cold butter, cubed

1 cup heavy cream

How To Make It:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. Cut in the butter until crumbly. Add the cream to the flour mixture, stirring until moistened. Turn out the dough onto a floured surface; knead 5 or 6 times. Roll out the dough to 1/2 inch thickness. Cut with a biscuit cutter and place on greased cookie sheets. Bake for 15 minutes until golden.