New Grain

I'm sorry I haven't posted in so long. I've been exceedingly busy lately. I recently bought my own grain grinder, YEAH! I love it!!!! A whole new world of cooking has opened up for me. As many of you know, I'm insulin resistant and lactose intolerant, so I am often restricted in the foods that I eat, but I love trying to substitute or come up with my own recipes. Here is a recipe that I springboarded/created in honor of my new grain grinder. For those who do not have a grain grinder I have put substitutes next to flours that are hard to find.

Whole Grain Biscuit Mix
 Makes 5 Cups Biscuit Mix, Enough for About 20 Biscuits

Biscuit Mix

1 cup whole wheat flour

1 cup barley flour (spelt flour, white whole wheat or white wheat)

1 cup cornmeal

1/2 cup old fashioned roled oats (or rolled barley)

1/2 cup rolled quinoa (rolled oats or rolled barley)

1/2 cup nonfat powdered milk (I substitute white wheat because of the lactose)

2 1/2 tablespoons baking powder

1/4 cup agave syrup (white sugar, raw sugar, or brown sugar)

2 teaspoons of salt

1/2 cold coconut butter (or regular butter)

For 4 Biscuits (multiply by 5 for a batch of about 20 biscuits)

1 cup biscuit mix

1/4 cup water
                                                                                                              (this is not my picture it just looks like my biscuits)
1 tablespoon milk (almond, soy, or cows)

Instructions

For Biscuit Mix Combine all dry ingredients. Grate the cold butter into the bowl of dry ingredients. Using a fork toss until incorporated. Squeeze the mixture in handfuls if the butter won't break up. Store in air tight container until ready to use.
 To make Biscuits, preheat oven to 450. Measure out the biscuit mix into a bowl. Stir in the water until just moist (add water slowly until you get the right consistency). Role out the dough on a flat surface until 1/2 in thick. Cut the dough into 2in circles. Brush with milk if desired, and bake for 10 minutes. Serve warm.




I will give thanks to you, O Lord, for though you were angry with me, your anger turned away, that you might comfort me. Behold, God is my salvation. I will trust, and wil not be afraid;for the Lord God is my strenght and my song, and he has become my salvation.
Isaiah 12:1-2 (ESV)