Reduced Fat Biscuits Recipes

GREEK YOGURT BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375F and spray a baking sheet with cooking spray. Set aside.
• Mix the dry ingredients together in a large bowl before cutting the butter in with a fork.
• Add the Greek yogurt and mix until a dough begins to form. Don't over mix. There should be some remaining flour in the bowl.
• Empty the dough and remaining dry ingredients onto a flat surface. Use your hands to work everything together until no crumbs remain.
• Press the dough into a rectangle before cutting the dough into 6 pieces.
• Brush the 6 pieces with an egg yolk (or other options from the notes) and add to the baking sheet. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the biscuits have risen and their tops are golden brown.

LOW-FAT HOMEMADE BISCUITS

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.

FAST & EASY LOW FAT DROP BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
• Put the flour, baking powder& baking soda, and salt into your food processor.
• (Or you can do it by hand. The food processor is much easier, though.) Pulse once or twice to mix.
• Then add the oil and pulse a few times until it appears mixed.
• Add the sour cream and pulse until the dough comes together (sort of into a ball but not really).
• Drop by spoonfuls onto a cookie sheet you have sprayed with non-stick spray.
• Bake for 15 minutes or until lightly browned.

REDUCED FAT BISCUITS

Steps:

• Stir baking mix and milk together until soft dough forms. Sprinkle hard surface with baking mix. Put dough on this surface and knead it 10 times.
• Roll dough 1/2 inch thick. Cut with 2 1/2 inch cutter dipped in baking mix. Place biscuits on foil-lined cookie sheet sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
• Bake at 450* for 7 - 9 minutes or until golden brown.

LOW FAT BISCUITS (WW)

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.

LOW FAT BISQUICK MIX

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!

LOW FAT WHOLE WHEAT BISCUITS

Steps:

• 1. Combine dry ingredients in a cold bowl. Cut in butter with fingers or two knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• 2. Add yogurt and milk just until mixed. DO NOT OVERMIX or the biscuits qill be tough.
• 3. Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface to about 3/4" thickness. Cut into biscuits(usually about 2" circles).
• 4. Bake at 400 F for about 15 minutes