Low Fat Biscuits Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
• Mix cream cheese and oil in a large bowl. Add all-purpose and whole wheat flours, baking powder, sugar, salt, and baking soda. Mix until large crumbs form. Add buttermilk and mix until dough comes together in a ball. Add up to 1/4 cup more buttermilk if needed.
• Turn dough out onto a work surface and knead until smooth, about 5 minutes. Roll out to 1/2 inch thickness. Use a round cookie cutter to cut out 12 biscuits. Place biscuits on the oiled baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Immediately remove from the baking sheet. Serve warm.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Add yogurt and honey. With a fork, "cut in" the yogurt and honey to the dry ingredients (like you would with buttter), and combine until crumbly.
• Add milk and stir until the dough forms a ball.
• Pat or roll the dough out to 1/2-1 inch thick (depending on how big you want your biscuits).
• With a floured glass or circular cutter, cut dough into circles.
• Place biscuits on a greased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until lightly browned on top.
• Enjoy with honey, butter, gravy, cheese or plain!
• *** Another version of this biscuit (we call it "The Breakfast Version")***.
• Add 1/2-3/4 cup of raisins
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon.
• Serve with applesauce.

Steps:

• Combine dry ingredients in a medium mixing bowl with a whisk.
• Mix in shortening with your fingers until it resembles a coarse crumb (or use a food processor).
• Stir in yogurt and half and half until it just comes together, do not over mix.
• Lay out a sheet of wax paper, parchment paper or freezer paper and dust with flour.
• Dump out dough and coat your hands with flour. Pat out until its about 1" thick.
• Using the paper, fold over the dough and pat out, repeating about 4 times.
• Pat out dough to about 3/4" and cut with a 2" ring cutter.
• Bake in a 400 degree oven for 14-16 minutes.

Steps:

• 1. Mix together all ingredients.
• 2. Store in an airtight container.
• 3. Use any kind of milk...low fat, skim, etc. to moisten when ready to use!