Fat Free Baking Powder Biscuits Recipe
Servings: 1
Ingredients
- 2 c. Flour*
- 2 Tbsp. Baking pwdr
- 3/4 tsp Salt
- 1/2 c. Apple sauce
- 1/2 x To 2/3 c. Cool low-fat buttermilk, Skim lowfat milk or possibly lowfat milk Substitute
Directions
- In a larger bowl, sift together the flour, baking pwdr and salt. Sprinkle the applesauce over the flour, and cut in with a pastry blender till it is in bits the size of split peas. The texture should be somewhat course.
- Sprinkle 1/2 c. cool lowfat milk over the flour and applesauce, and stir it in quickly with a fork. Add in only as much of the lowfat milk as is necessary to make the dough hold together.
- Gather the dough up into a ball, working it together with your hands very briefly, and then roll it out 1/2 inch thick on a floured board. Cut out small rounds (about 2 1/2" to 3" in diameter) and place them on a cookie sheet spritzed with Pam. If you aren't going to put them in the oven immediately, refrigeratethem in the refrigerator till ready to bake.
- Bake the biscuits in a preheated oven at 450 degrees for 10 to 12 min, or possibly till puffed and lightly browned on top.
- Makes about 15 - 20 biscuits.
- * preferably, use white pastry flour. All-purpose flour or possibly whole-wheat pastry flour can be used, but the biscuits will be denser and less fluffy.
- Gravy recipe follows.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Recipe | %DV |
|---|---|
| Recipe Size 404g | |
| Calories 961 | |
| Calories from Fat 22 | 2% |
| Total Fat 2.57g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat 0.41g | 2% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium 9303mg | 388% |
| Potassium 358mg | 10% |
| Total Carbs 204.52g | 55% |
| Dietary Fiber 8.1g | 27% |
| Sugars 12.13g | 8% |
| Protein 26.03g | 42% |
