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Sustainable Living => Recipes => Topic started by: Gypsi on October 30, 2015, 05:04:31 pm

Title: no-milk biscuits
Post by: Gypsi on October 30, 2015, 05:04:31 pm
Iddee gave me the idea for the self rising flour last year, so I bought a bag last week and took a quart of fresh goat's milk out of the freezer after I read the biscuit recipe.

2 cups self rising flour, 1 stick butter, cut in until crumbly (mine was lightly salted)

while 2/3 c goat's milk gets friendly with 1/4 teaspoon lemon juice for a few minutes, then add 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda, stir in and set aside.

after flour / butter mixture is crumbly, stir in goat's milk mixture, turn out on lightly floured counter, knead 3 or 4 times, roll out to half inch thick, cut in 2 inch diameter circles.

I baked mine in a little countertop convection oven in a cake pan, sides lightly pressed together, at 450 for about 11 minutes and they were perfect.

made 4 cinnamon rolls out of the dough scraps but go down to 9 minutes on those or the sugar burns...

I hadn't had a real biscuit in years.  Turned out wonderful

Title: Re: no-milk biscuits
Post by: Les on October 30, 2015, 06:24:06 pm
Now they sound yummy!
Title: Re: no-milk biscuits
Post by: Gypsi on October 30, 2015, 11:45:12 pm
I Have eaten half the pan, they were so good with butter and a little bit of honey.  It is hard having food allergies. I am really enjoying my treat
Title: Re: no-milk biscuits
Post by: neillsayers on October 31, 2015, 12:07:34 am
by "no-milk" I assume you mean cow's milk?

My wife is allergic and I don't tolerate pasteurized milk well, but our goats provide us with lots of great dairy treats.

I love biscuits made with goat's milk. :)
Title: Re: no-milk biscuits
Post by: Gypsi on October 31, 2015, 02:43:10 pm
I do mean cow's milk.  Hereditary allergy. Youngest granddaughter screamed for 3 days last week when a sitter gave her formula.  Not as bad on me but migraines are awful and basically diet fix is the only cure.
Title: Re: no-milk biscuits
Post by: iddee on October 31, 2015, 04:29:23 pm
Now you're talkin'. My only question is, why the salt and baking soda? Self-rising already has both in it.
We just pinch off a chunk and roll it the size we want it. Larger for sandwich and smaller for eating with the meal. Even larger for hamburgers.
Title: Re: no-milk biscuits
Post by: Gypsi on November 01, 2015, 06:36:47 pm
Only added baking soda, 1/4 teaspoon, because the recipe on the self rising bag called for it. They didn't rise taller than they should... I am positively inspired and eying the last jar of last year's canned peaches. (I canned with cinnamon and nutmeg... yum)  Wonder if this stuff would make a cobbler?
Title: Re: no-milk biscuits
Post by: iddee on November 01, 2015, 06:54:41 pm
I open a jar of canned blackberries and crumble yesterday's biscuits in it, add sugar to taste, and call it instant cobbler. Makes a quick snack for a bunch of kids.
Title: Re: no-milk biscuits
Post by: brooksbeefarm on November 01, 2015, 07:38:59 pm
You guys ever hear of cat head biscuits. 8),  :D Jack
Title: Re: no-milk biscuits
Post by: iddee on November 01, 2015, 07:57:53 pm
Same biscuit, just that cat heads are bigger. As big as a cat's head.