Monkey Rolls

This was the name that my kids gave this tasty and easy breakfast treat that Mom would often make for us on cold winter mornings. I thought it was such a cute name that Mary and I now also refer to them as "Monkey Sweet Rolls".

Ingredients:
- 1 large can of refrigerated Biscuits (8 count)
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1-2 Tbsp of butter
- ½ cup raisins

Directions:
- Heat over to lowest setting (warm)
- Drop two pads of butter (1-2 tablespoons)in an 8" round cake pan
- Place pan in oven until butter has melted; remove from oven.
- Increase oven temperature to 375 degrees.
- Using an oven mitt (or bare hands for those with thick calluses) tilt pan back and forth to allow butter to coat surface.
- While still hot, sprinkle generous amounts of brown sugar over the bottom of pan.
- Drop raisins evenly across the thin butter/brown sugar base.
- Add the biscuits last, placing them evenly. They should perfectly fill the pan.
- Cook in oven for 15 - 17 minutes, until golden brown.
- Remove from oven and let cool for 3 minutes.
- Grab a large plate, turn the pan over, and give it a good quick shake.
- The sweet rolls will drop to the plate upside-down, with the sweet goodness on top!

NOTE: When Mom makes these, she usually uses 2 tins of the smaller biscuits (10 count) which is perfectly fine, although you will need two pans to cook them all. They are better for smaller mouths, and sweeter too since the raisin/sugar/butter mixture is more concentrated for them.

The amounts I gave are approximations, so feel free to adjust them based on your own personal tastes and cravings! :-)

One last note... if you have young children, let them watch you drop the biscuits onto the plate. It's a magical experience when they get to see what was hiding on the bottom!

Missionary Biscuits and Gravy

Serving Size: 4 adults or 2 hungry Missionaries!

Ingredients:
- ½ cup white unbleached flour
- 3 cups milk
- ½ tube pork sausage (6 oz.)
- 1 or 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 refrigerated tin of biscuits (large or small)

Directions:
- Crumble sausage and heat in frying pan until just browned (don't over-fry it).
- Have biscuits baking in oven as per package instructions.
- In a separate bowl, mix flour and milk together.
- Stir with a whisk until lumps are mostly gone.
- Turn heat to medium (drain grease if desired, or leave it in for extra flavor!).
- Add flour/milk mixture and slowly stir into pan with sausage.
- Stir occasionally until mixture comes to a low boil.
- Mixture will begin to thicken at this point; stir regularly.
- Continue stirring over low heat until gravy reaches desired consistency.
- Remove from heat. Split open biscuits and pour gravy over the top. Enjoy!

NOTE: Because sausage inherently contains lots of salt, you may choose to add none to the gravy; however, I still recommend at least 1 teaspoon for good flavor.

If you have little children, the small prepackaged biscuits work best. But you may need two cans of 'em to fill everyone up. Otherwise, I recommend one can of the large Western Family or Pillsbury home-style or buttermilk biscuits. They taste better, and hold the heat better when serving them.

Of course, you can always make your own biscuits from scratch, if you have more time in the morning than I. ;-)