Ivy's Quick Breakfast Biscuits

These biscuits are fairly fast--you can make them in about 20 minutes including baking time--so they are perfect for when you need to whip up a breakfast quickly. They are filling and slightly doughy, and perfect for using in a fast breakfast sandwich.

Ingredients:

• 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 3/4 cup milk, buttermilk, or soy milk
• 1 tablespoon sherry (optional)

  Note: If using buttermilk, add an extra tablespoon of sugar.

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 400º F. Combine all the dry ingredients with a fork, then chop up the cold margarine and work it into the mix with your hands until the mixture looks like coarse meal. Then add the milk and sherry (if you're using it). Knead it with your hands. If it's sticky at all, dust with a little more flour and knead some more. It should be of a consistency that can be rolled out and cut.

On a floured work surface, roll out the dough to about 1/2 inch. (If you're planning on making a nice egg sandwich or just want thick biscuits, go for slightly thicker dough, 3/4 of an inch or so; this will leave room to cut into halves.) Using a 3-inch biscuit cutter or a floured drinking glass, cut out rounds and place them on a baking sheet. Re-roll the scraps. Place in the oven for 10 minutes or so. They can be taken out when the tops of the biscuits look slightly brown, but for best results these should be cooked light. The biscuits should be removed from the sheet immediately upon removal from the oven so that the bottoms don't continue to cook and become brown. They can be served hot with honey and butter!