Cheesy beefy au gratin potatoes with green beans and homemade buttermilk biscuits by
janine
Ingredients
Ingredients for homemade buttermilk biscuits
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2 cups of self-rising flour
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8 tablespoons of cold butter- 1 stick
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2/3 cup of cold buttermilk
double the recipe
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4 cups of self-rising flour
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16 tablespoons of cold butter -2 sticks
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1 1/3 cups of cold buttermilk
triple the recipe
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6 cups of self-rising flour
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24 tablespoons of cold butter- 3 sticks
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2 cups of cold buttermilk
Au gratin potatoes and beef ingredients
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1-2 boxes of Au gratin potatoes depending on how many people you are feeding
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If one box then 2 cups of very hot water, 1/2 of milk, and 2 tablespoons of butter.
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If two boxes then 4 cups of water, 2 cups of milk, and 4 tablespoons of butter
1-2 pounds of ground beef
Green beans-1-2 cans, or 1-2 bags of frozen green beans depending on how many people you are feeding and butter for the beans
2 cup
s of self-rising flour
8
tablespoons of cold butter- 1 stick
2/3 cup
of cold buttermilk
4 cup
s of self-rising flour
16
tablespoons of cold butter -2 sticks
1
1/3 cups of cold buttermilk
6 cup
s of self-rising flour
24
tablespoons of cold butter- 3 sticks
2 cup
s of cold buttermilk
1
-2 boxes of Au gratin potatoes depending on how many people you are feeding
1
-2 pounds of ground beef
Instructions
Supplies for the biscuits
baking sheets
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pastry cutter
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self-rising flour
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cold cubed butter or grated if you have a grater
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cold buttermilk
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mixing bowl
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fork
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parchment paper
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flour for parchment paper to roll out the dough
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fork to mix the dough
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biscuit cutter or round cookie cutter small
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measuring cup
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measuring spoons
supplies for ground beef and Au gratin potatoes
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large pot with lid
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frying pan
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measuring cup
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spatula
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spoon
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Bowl with aluminum foil to drain the grease it's an awesome hack
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milk
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butter
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hot water
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seasoning for the beef
supplies for the green beans
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1-2 bags of steamable green beans and a container with a lid to put them in
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or 1-2 cans of green beans
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pot for green beans with a lid
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butter for the beans
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seasoning of your choice for the green beans
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spoon to stir green beans
directions for the buttermilk biscuits
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preheat oven to 400 or 204 c
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in your mixing bowl add 2,4, or 6 cups of flour depending on if you are doubling or tripling the recipe
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1 stick, two sticks, or 3 sticks of butter depending on if you are doubling or tripling the recipe
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and 2/3, 1 1/3, or 2 cups of buttermilk depending on if you are doubling or tripling the recipe
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Add the cold butter either cubed or grated to the flour and cut with the pastry cutter until the butter is pea-sized and the flour looks like course crumbs
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Add in the cold buttermilk and mix with a fork until the dough pulls away from the bowl and it is all incorporated together it will look shaggy
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Add a bit of flour to a large piece of parchment paper and add the dough to it coating it in the flour so it won't stick kneed the dough ten times.
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Pat the dough into a rectangle and fold it over itself like a letter five times this way you get layered flaky biscuits
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Use a round cookie cutter or biscuit cutter to cut out the biscuits do not twist to remove the dough just pull up. repeat the process until all of the dough is gone.
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Put biscuits on a cookie sheet an inch apart and bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown
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Directions for the au gratin potatoes ina large pot add sauce mix, hot water, milk, butter, and potatoes.
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Bring to a boil. Once boiling set on low for 15 minutes and until potatoes are soft.
When the potatoes are about halfway done cook your ground beef and season and drain and set aside.
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Once potatoes are done remove from heat and let thicken for 5 minutes.
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Add the ground beef mixture and stir to combine.
Directions cook your green beans according to the directions and add butter and seasoning .
Plate everything , serve and enjoy