Low Carb Biscuit

Some useful tips:

  • Pre-cut the butter into smaller chunks before using pastry cutter. I tried a technique to freeze the butter and use a grater, but cleaning the grater is PITA.
  • The original recipe calls for all purpose flour. Use whole wheat flour should have lower carb and the result biscuit is fluffy to my taste.
  • The original recipe uses a rolling pin, but I’ve seen many biscuit recipes suggesting to not use rolling pin at all and just use hand. I find it OK to just use hand.
  • I don’t have a biscuit cutter and can’t justify buying a set and end up only use one of the sizes. A drinking glass works fine.

Yields: 12

Preparation time: 30

Cooking time: 12

Ingredients

  • 3 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1 Tbsp granulated sugar
  • 2 1/2 Tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 Tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 Tsp salt
  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter
  • 3/4 cup non-fat yogurt
  • 2 eggs beaten, move ~1/4 of the beaten eggs to a separate bowl for brushing
  • 3 Tbsp cold water

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 400F.
  • In a mix bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt. Use a pastry cutter, mix the butter into the flour.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together yogurt, egg (~3/4 of the beaten eggs), water. Add liquid to the mix bowl and mix until you can move the dough to a board.
  • Use your hand, stretch and fold the dough several times.
  • Stretch the dough out to 1-inch thick, use a drinking glass to cut the biscuits. Combine the scraps, strech and fold, repeat.
  • Place biscuits on a baking sheets and brush with eggs. Bake for 12 min.

Category: Breakfast

Tags: BiscuitLowcarb