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Gluten Free Biscuits {Dairy Free}

Katie AdamsKatie Adams
A warm bite of Southern comfort, these easy homemade biscuits have a crisp outside and a tender, fluffy inside!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Appetizer, Breakfast, Brunch, Side Dish
Cuisine American, Southern
Servings 7
Calories 310 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 1 2 cup measuring pitcher
  • measuring cups and spoons
  • 1 box grater or pastry cutter
  • 1 silicone baking spatula
  • 1 3" biscuit cutter or drinking glass
  • 1 9x9 round baking dish or a baking sheet preferably aluminized steel or cast iron for best heat conduction

Ingredients
  

Dry Ingredients

  • cup brown rice flour
  • cup almond flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking soda
  • teaspoon xanthan gum

Wet Ingredients

  • 1 cup dairy free milk I use sweetened almond milk
  • 3 tablespoon dairy free butter cold
  • 3 tablespoon apple cider vinegar

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 400℉ and butter a round baking dish or baking sheet.

Make the buttermilk

  • In a 2 cup measuring pitcher or bowl add milk and apple cider vinegar.

Combine the dry ingredients

  • In a large mixing bowl add brown rice flour, almond flour, baking soda, and xanthan gum. Whisk to combine.
    Dry ingredients for Gluten Free Biscuits in a mixing bowl.

Grate in butter

  • Use a box grater to grate in cold butter.
    OR...
    Dice the butter into small cubes and cut into the dry ingredients with a pastry cutter.
  • For grated butter: Use a baking spatula to stir in and combine butter until the mixture takes on the appearance of coarse sand.
    OR...
    For cubed butter/pastry cutter: continue cutting butter into flour until the mixture takes on the appearance of coarse sand.

Add buttermilk

  • Stir in the buttermilk mixture until fully combined and dough has formed.

Flatten the dough

  • Lightly sprinkle a clean surface or parchment paper with extra brown rice flour. Remove dough from the mixing bowl and gently use your hands to combine into a ball and press into a disc. Place the disc onto floured surface and use your hands (not a rolling pin) to flatten the dough 1 inch thick.
    Gluten free biscuit dough flatten to 1 inch thick on flour dusted parchment paper.

Cut out biscuits

  • Use a 3" biscuit cutter or drinking glass to press straight down (don't twist) and place in buttered baking dish keeping a small amount of space between each biscuit. Repeat until you have gotten as many biscuits as possible. Typically the first cut I get 3 biscuits and every subsequent cut only 1 at a time. This ensures the biscuits are all a similar thickness.
  • Once you have gotten the first 3 biscuits, gently reform the dough and flatten again. Cut out another biscuit and repeat the process until you have 7 biscuits in the baking dish.

Bake

  • Bake 20-22 minutes until golden brown on top. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 1biscuitCalories: 310kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 8gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gSodium: 576mgPotassium: 106mgFiber: 5gSugar: 1gCalcium: 98mgIron: 2mg
Keyword almond flour, oven baked
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