Grain Free Biscuits

I remember the first time I made these biscuits ... I had them on my radar to make for a few weeks ... I priced almond flour. All I wanted was one measly cup of almond flour. And it was going to cost me like $10. Yikes. In case you forgot, the name of the blog is FRUGAL in Florida. $10 for one pound of flour is NOT frugal. But a little research, and checking the post over and over and drooling, I finally thought "heck, I've got almonds coming out my ears in this house!" ... and then I found that I could MAKE MY OWN ALMOND FLOUR! I was so excited so I hopped right to it and got baking!


1 cup almond flour
1/2 cup butter, cut in small cubes
4 egg whites
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt

In a medium size bowl, mix the flour and butter and mix with fork until you have little pea size crumbles of butter and flour. Add egg, salt and baking powder, mix to combine. Divide in to 4 portions, try to keep them mounded as they will want to spread (thin mixture) and place on a baking sheet that is either well oiled or use a silpat mat.




A little 'soupy'


Bake at 350 til golden brown, about 20 minutes or so.

The results? Impressive. Ummm, I don't think I will be buying bagels any more for my breakfast sandwiches. They were a little 'nutty' and a tad bit 'grainy' ... if only I had a Vitamix! (I do now!)  But still good. I'm actually thinking of making some mini hot ham and swiss sandwiches with these bad boys. Or just layer it up with some guac and call it a day! They were that flavorful!

UPDATED: So, I got a little curious ... and broke down and bought a one pound bag of almond flour. The difference in the 'real deal' and mine was like night and day. Fine, not dark (mine had the skins still on which made it look speckled) and just BETTER. Yeah, seriously BETTER. If only I had a Vitamix! (I do now!)  Anyways ... tweaked the recipe a little bit:

1 cup of almond flour
1 tsp baking powder, slightly heaping
1/2 tsp salt
3 egg whites (extra large)
1/3 cup of butter, COLD and cut in cubes

Mix first 3 ingredients and give a good stir. Add in the butter cubes and mix up til little pebbles/peas start to form.

Give egg whites a little whipping and stir in to the flour mix. Mix well. Using just 3 extra large eggs made the batter a little thicker.

Make 4 piles on the baking mat. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. Ohhh and Ahhh and think, wow, the REAL DEAL does make a difference!

Dough/batter was much more manageable than first time

See how they wanted to spread real fast first time?

Yes, now I feel the need to find a good deal on almond flour OR buy a Vitamix  NOT. They really did taste like biscuits and were nice and flakey moist. Next time I think I'll bake them a few more minutes as they are NOT hold in your hand material if you cut in half and layer with anything (fried egg and bacon for breakfast and italian beef for dinner). SO much better the 2nd time around!


Now ... the next time I make these? I'm going to try and use the egg whites only that come in a carton ... I'll let you know how it goes!

Looking forward to sharing over at some of these GREAT Blog Parties! Go check some out!

Comments

  1. PurpleSlobMonday, August 31, 2015

    Yeah, I bit the bullet, and paid $13 for a pound of almond flour! But, health is worth it, right? So excited to see this receipe!! Thanks!
    Here from Sunday Features.

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    1. UnknownWednesday, September 02, 2015

      Melinda, hope you have a chance to try and make these, they are pretty tasty! I'm hoping the price of almond flour comes down at some point!

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  2. JessThursday, September 03, 2015

    These sound really delicious!

    Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!

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  3. Julie's LifestyleThursday, September 03, 2015

    Thanks so much for linking and sharing this wonderful biscuits recipe at our Cooking and Crafting with J & J.
    We hope to see you again!
    Julie

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  4. April J HarrisFriday, September 04, 2015

    Thank you for sharing this delicious recipe for Grain Free Biscuits - and your journey in developing it - with us at the Hearth and Soul hop. My family can eat gluten, but I love almond flour because it adds such a wonderful flavour to things.

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  5. Sue from Sizzling Towards 60 & BeyondFriday, September 04, 2015

    This is a great recipe for Grain Free Biscuits and I'm sure you will come up with some great variations. Thanks for linking up with us at #WednesdaysWisdom

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