How to Make Lo-Fat Biscuits

How to Make Low Fat BiscuitsUmmmm! Ham biscuits! Biscuits and gravy! Grandma’s biscuits! Is your mouth watering yet? Or do you shudder to think about biscuits because of the calories!! No fear. Enjoy this low fat recipe.

Things You'll Need

• Flour
• Baking Powder
• Baking Soda
• Salt
• Buttermilk (1% fat)
• Vegetable oil

Instructions

Low Fat Biscuits

1. Mix together all of your dry ingredients in a medium sized bowl. That will be 2 cups offlour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, ¼ teaspoon baking soda, and ¼ teaspoon salt.

2. Mix your wet ingredients in another bowl. 2/3 cup of 1% fat buttermilk and 3 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil.

3. Pour the wet ingredients over the dry and stir with a fork until well blended.

4. Remove the dough from the bowl and place on a lightly floured surface. Knead gently 10 to 12 times.

5. Roll dough to ¾ thickness and cut with a biscuit or cookie cutter and place on an ungreased baking sheet.

6. Bake at 450 degrees for 12 minutes.

Tips & Warnings

• 99 calories per biscuit. Total fat -3 grams.

• Do not knead more than suggested. This will make the biscuits tough!

Resources

• Bread/Biscuits
• How to Make Good Biscuits