Poop Shute

Lenka and I have decided to start playing in the kitchen more and we bought a blank book to start keeping track of the recipes we actually like.

Above is the first keeper. It was fast, easy to make and pretty cheap too. And most importantly it tasted like goodness. If you're interested, here you go:


Chocolate/Strawberry Love Biscuits
-- serves 6

-2 cups buttermilk biscuit mix (we actually used mulitgrain pancake mix, and loved it)

-1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

-3 Tbsp sugar

-2/3 cup whole milk

-1 1/2 lbs fresh strawberries

-3/4 cup strawberry jam

-whipped cream

1. Oven rack to center, preheat to 450 degrees

2. Mix biscuit mix, cocoa, sugar and milk in a large mixing bowl. Mix thoroughly.

3. Drop 1/4 cup sized biscuits onto cookie sheet, it should come to 6 biscuits. The original recipe called for an ungreased cookie sheet, but I recommend at least a little cooking spray. Trust me on that one. Bake 9-10 minutes, or until fork comes out clean from center of biscuit.

4. While biscuits cooking, clean and chop most of the strawberries into small pieces. Save some for garnish.

5. Slice cooked biscuits so you have tops and bottoms, like a chocolate hamburger bun. Fill the center with warmed jam, chopped berries and whipped cream. Replace the top and add more whip cream if desired, and maybe a whole berry. Serve while it's still warm.

We made the whip cream ourselves... well, my brother made it, but he taught us how for next time. A little heavy cream, a good whisk, a large bowl, and a FAST whisking arm is all you need. It helps to throw the cream in the freezer for 5 minutes or so before you try to whip it. Add a little vanilla extract to taste.

As you can see we (that was my little touch) also drizzled some chocolate syrup and more jam on the plate for presentation, and to dip in. Mmmmmmmmm.