As someone who's always on the hunt for easy, crowd-pleasing desserts, I've scrolled past Ree Drummond's apple dumpling ...

Brush tops of biscuits with cream, milk or water; this will help them rise. Bake biscuits 10 to 12 minutes, until they're ...

Bake, rotating the baking sheet halfway through, until the biscuits are deep golden brown on the bottom, 11 to 12 minutes.

To serve, Drummond recommends gently pulling the rolls in half and spreading with melted butter. While rolls could be a basic ...

4. Place the buttercream in a piping bag or spread on half with a knife. Sandwich the biscuits together. Leave in a cool place until ready to serve, or refrigerate until needed.

Image: Paige Kahn The Potteresque leather tome of biscuit recipes from the 1960s. Image: Paige Kahn Then there was a huge fire. "There were reports of flaming biscuits dropping out of the sky in ...