Homemade biscuits are not my strong suit. I've made few attempts to bake them from scratch over time.

I'd nearly always prefer toast, a croissant, or English muffin for breakfast, cornbread or crusty bread for dinner. Bagels are too substantial a breakfast for me, though they can be a fine snack during the day.

But none of those are appropriate for sausage and cream gravy.

The recipe I used yesterday came from Cooking with Cajun Women. It was a simple mixture of flour, salt, baking powder, shortening and milk.

They turned out pretty well, though next time I plan to roll them thicker and cut with a smaller cutter. They were flaky enough. Just a bit on the thin side.

I don't use baking mixes. I don't make pancakes or biscuits that often. Mix would clutter the pantry shelves and go stale before I finished a box. (By the way, Betty Crocker has a delicious, light pancake recipe.)

I learned to make cream gravy by watching my mother. (She didn't make biscuits, either.) Now that was mighty fine.