We love biscuits! There is nothing quite as tasty as warm biscuits accompanying chili or soup on a cold night.
I do like making bread from scratch - but biscuits I usually make from a box. It's faster and easier for me. I buy the "Heart Smart Bisquick" baking mix and use fat-free skim milk for the liquid portion.
I feel a bit guilty using the baking mix since I've been trying to incorporate more whole-wheat foods into our diet. So the other day when I took out the Bisquick I made a little change. I never measure the ingredients as it says on the box anyway - so I just added some Bisquick to the mixing bowl, added enough milk to make it quite sticky and then threw in 1/2 c or so of coarsely ground whole-wheat flour.
They turned out wonderful! They were not overly dense - but still very much like you'd expect if you were using only the baking mix.
The next time I make the biscuits I want to try adding some ground flax and or some wheat germ and see how they turn out.
Oh yes, and I need to give my daughter credit for this post. When I made the biscuits and we were talking about what I added to them - she said, "you ought to blog about it." :)
Head on over to Tammy's Blog for some more Kitchen Tip Tuesdays hints.
I do like making bread from scratch - but biscuits I usually make from a box. It's faster and easier for me. I buy the "Heart Smart Bisquick" baking mix and use fat-free skim milk for the liquid portion.
I feel a bit guilty using the baking mix since I've been trying to incorporate more whole-wheat foods into our diet. So the other day when I took out the Bisquick I made a little change. I never measure the ingredients as it says on the box anyway - so I just added some Bisquick to the mixing bowl, added enough milk to make it quite sticky and then threw in 1/2 c or so of coarsely ground whole-wheat flour.
They turned out wonderful! They were not overly dense - but still very much like you'd expect if you were using only the baking mix.
The next time I make the biscuits I want to try adding some ground flax and or some wheat germ and see how they turn out.
Oh yes, and I need to give my daughter credit for this post. When I made the biscuits and we were talking about what I added to them - she said, "you ought to blog about it." :)
Head on over to Tammy's Blog for some more Kitchen Tip Tuesdays hints.
