Gluten-free Baking Powder Biscuits

November 16, 2010 by Stormy Sweitzer - Maoomba-in-chief · 5 Comments
Note: this recipe is from my pre-Paleo days.  If you’d like to find more Paleo dishes, look here.

Years ago, my family used to have a big breakfast on the weekends: eggs, bacon, pancakes…or biscuits.  Slathered with butter and raspberry jam or sandwiching a fried egg, biscuits were the bread I loved best.  Simple, comforting, and enhanceable with any number of toppings.  Losing them to gluten-intolerance was horrible, at least until I was able to come up with a good gluten-free version.

They don’t rise as much as a traditional wheat-flour biscuit, but they are fairly light and have an earthy flavor that is delicious with your favorite fruit preserves or dipped in soup.

 

Gluten-free Baking Powder Biscuits
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Recipe type: Gluten-free Bread
Author: Stormy @ Maoomba
Prep time: 12 mins
Cook time: 12 mins
Total time: 24 mins
This biscuit recipe is for those of you who crave a little taste of childhood and are intrepid gluten-free flour shoppers. If you don’t have all of the flours and xanthan gum, replace the first 5 ingredients with 1 3/4 cups of an off-the-shelf gluten-free baking mix instead. (NOTE: some GF baking mixes also include salt – do not add extra to the recipe.) Makes 10-12 2″ biscuits
Ingredients
  • 2/3 cup white rice flour
  • 1/2 cup sorghum flour
  • 1/3 cup tapioca starch
  • 1/4 cup garbanzo flour
  • 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/3 cup non-hydrogenated shortening
  • 1 teaspoon agave nectar or sugar
  • 3/4 cup non-dairy milk mixed with 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Instructions
  1. Heat oven to 450 degrees F. Blend all dry ingredients well. Cut shortening into flour mixture until finely crumbled. Stir in sweetener (agave or sugar), and add non-dairy milk and lemon juice gradually until dough forms a ball and pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
  2. Turn dough out onto a lightly-floured surface, roll out until 1/2″ thick, and use a 2″ biscuit cutter or drinking glass to cut biscuits. Place biscuits onto an ungreased baking sheet about 1″ apart, and bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Biscuits should be golden brown and crusty on the outside. Remove from baking sheet to cool.
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About Stormy Sweitzer - Maoomba-in-chief

Stormy is a kitchen strategist, runner, and ethnic grocery store wanderer who loves all things food, travel, story and health. She writes and teaches about real food and healthy eating and lifestyle strategies for people with active lives, and recently published Paleo Power Lunch: Easy, Filling & Delicious Workday Meal Strategies.
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Comments

  1. Rich says:
    November 16, 2010 at 11:18 pm

    Wow – garbanzo flour and xantham gum. If I can find those, I’ll definitely give these a shot! They look delicious.

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  2. Kat says:
    January 12, 2011 at 10:43 pm

    This looks great. I’m definately going to try it

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    • La Maoomba says:
      January 12, 2011 at 11:00 pm

      Thanks for dropping by, Kat – I hope you like the recipe!

      Reply
  3. Marilyn Harris says:
    March 26, 2011 at 2:07 pm

    Please, please tell me where I can order the gluten-free baking powder biscuits. I am elderly and handicapped and cannot make them. And more than anything I have wanted them for a very long time. I am diabetic and also gluten-sensitive.

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    • La Maoomba says:
      March 28, 2011 at 4:22 pm

      Hi Marilyn,
      While I made these biscuits from scratch (recipe above), there are a number of companies that make GF biscuit mixes. A lot of local grocery stores carry Bob’s Red Mill Wheat Free Biscuit & Baking Mix or 1-2-3 Gluten-Free Biscuit Mix in their health food sections. Bisquick has also started offering a gluten-free Pancake and Baking Mix that I’ve seen side-by-side on the aisle with their regular mixes. if you have trouble finding a gluten-free baking mix at your store, you can also order these products through online stores like Glutenfreemall.com or . Good luck – I hope you find a mix that will work for you.

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