Cottage Cheese Whole Wheat Biscuit Recipe
This recipe is a healthy alternative to Cheddar Bay Biscuits made with cottage cheese, whole wheat flour, and olive oil.
Servings: 9
Calories: 150kcal
Equipment
- 1 baking sheet
- 1 mixing bowl
Ingredients
Biscuits
- ¾ cup whole wheat flour stone ground
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon nutritional yeast optional
- ¾ cup water see note
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- ¼ cup olive oil extra virgin
- ¼ cup cottage cheese low fat
Coating (optional)
- 2 tablespoon avocado oil
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ⅙ teaspoon parsley flakes
- ¼ teaspoon nutritional yeast
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
Instructions
Mix Biscuits
- Preheat the oven to 450.
- Mix ¼ cup all-purpose flour, ¾ cup whole wheat flour, 1 tablespoon baking powder, ¼ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon nutritional yeast (optional) in a large mixing bowl.
- Add olive oil to dry ingredients and mix with a fork until crumbly and the oil pieces are about the size of peas.
- Add 1 tablespoon white vinegar, and ¼ cup cottage cheese.Stir in enough water to make a thick, tacky dough.Don't over mix.
Bake
- Line baking sheet with parchment paper (optional)
- Drop dough by heaping spoonfuls onto baking sheet.
- Bake for 8 minutes at 450℉.
- Reduce heat to 425℉ and bake for 7 more minutes until browned.
- Turn off heat.Leave biscuits in the oven for 5 minutes.
- Remove from oven.Place on a rack.
Make Topping (optional) (See Note)
- Combine 2 tablespoon avocado oil, ¼ teaspoon garlic powder, ⅛ teaspoon salt, ⅙ teaspoon parsley flakes, and ¼ teaspoon nutritional yeast in a small bowl.
- Brush biscuits with topping.
- Serve.
Notes
If you have whey from making yogurt, you can replace the water and vinegar with whey.
I recommend brushing the biscuits just before serving so they don't absorb the liquid.
You can store the biscuits in the refrigerator, and heating them and brushing them with the topping before serving.