Southern Favorites

My Husband's Southern Favorites with All of the Fat, Fixins, and Decliousness



Biscuits

· 2 cups of self rising flour sifted

· 7 tbsp of shortening chopped up and blended

· ¾ cup of milk- stir from center as you add milk

· Roll ½ to ¾ in thick and cut biscuits.



Pinto Beans

· Take 1lb dried pinto beans and wash well.

· Let them soak overnight.

· Boil 10 min. Add pork meat or oil plus 1T salt and continue to boil for 2 ½ hours.









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Fried Chicken

Wash chicken and salt sides. Put in fridge

Fill pan half up with oil

Put stove on medium high

1 egg, little milk. Beat up.

2 cups flour and 2tsp salt and 1 tsp pepper in bag.

· Dip in egg/milk then flour.

· 25-35 min

Paw Paw’s Corn Bread

1 ½ cups corn meal

1c butter milk

¼ oil

1 egg



· Bake at 450





Mac and Cheese



7-8 oz cooked and cooled elbow pasta

1 egg

½tsp salt

1/2 tsp black pepper

2c milk

1lb cheddar cheese



· Layer the pasta and cheese, starting with the pasta.

· Beat together, egg, seasonings, and milk and pour over layered pasta.