Hello Readers!
It’s been a long hiatus, I know. I haven’t written due to being distracted with moving into a new apartment/neighborhood.
I actually made these biscuits from Cook This Not That before I moved and haven’t cooked anything new from my recipe books since. Besides moving, I also reached a lull due to not being able to find those elusive fava beans which will be the feature of my next recipe. Fear not! The fava bean salad will get made even if I have to substitute with lima beans. It will be done!
I don’t have a whole lot to say about these biscuits. Cook This Not That is all about taking beloved comfort foods and making them slightly healthier. I have to say I think they did a decent job. These biscuits are not going to be as fluffy and buttery as the higher fat count recipes will be, but honestly the fluff ratio has only been nicked by 20%. All in all a fair trade for a healthy alternative.
What you’ll need
- 2 cups of all purpose flour
- 4 tablespoons of cold butter
- 4 teaspoons of baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- 1 cup of low fat buttermilk
The first step is our favorite first step and that is to pre-heat your oven to 425.
Next, get a large mixing bowl out and combine the flour, butter, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. It is recommended to hand mix this concoction and by hand mix I mean your actual hands. Break that butter up with your fingers until they make little pebbles into the dough.
When you are satisfied with your butter mixing, create a well in the center of the dough and pour the milk in. Grab a fork and gently roll the dough into the milk it has absorbed evenly into the dough.
The molding process can now begin and to prepare for this create a floured surface to pat your dough into. The first shape we are going to mold is a square which will then be folded onto itself four of five times. The next step is to roll it out til the dough is an inch thick.
Grab a cookie cutter or a DIY option of a drinking glass and cut that dough up into little round biscuits. Once you’ve cut your share, re-shape the scrap dough into a new canvas and repeat.
We are now ready to bake and to do so, grab a baking sheet and cook those babies for about 10-12 minutes.
As you can see the final result is fairly fluffy. The taste is decent as well. These aren’t going to turn out like the biscuits from Kentucky Fried Chicken, but they are still tasty and for those of you trying to eat healthier that’s a good compromise in my opinion.
So go ahead, friends, lightly butter your biscuits with pleasure and without so much guilt.
thehermitfool 