Trav's Beer Biscuits

Every kitchen needs a good recipe for beer biscuits. These are pretty quick and easy, since you don't have to roll them out and cut them.

Trav's Beer Biscuts

1 stick of butter or margarine, softened
1 t. baking soda
1 t. baking powder
2 t. salt
all-purpose flour
12 oz. dark beer (I use Dos Equis)
2 eggs

Sift 2 cups of flour with the other dry ingredients, and cut in butter. Add beer and eggs, and mix well (batter will be lumpy). Add flour, a little at a time, until the mixture is the consistency of mashed potatoes. Drop mixture by heaping spoonfuls onto a well-greased cookie sheet, and bake at 400 degrees until browned.

VARIATIONS:

CHEDDAR BISCUTS: Add 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese to the batter, and brush with garlic butter when they are done. Serve with your favorite casserole or Italian dish.

ITALIAN SPICED BISCUTS: Add 1 t. basil and 1 t. thyme, and sprinkle with Parmesian cheese before baking. When done, serve with a hot bowl of tomato soup.

TOMATO BASIL BISCUTS: Add 1/4 cup of sun-dried tomatoes (finely chopped) and 1 t. basil, and bake as usual. When done, brush the tops with melted garlic butter and serve with a salad.

BREAKFAST BISCUTS: Use 3/4 C. buttermilk and half the beer to make a really nice buttermilk-flavored biscut.