A Little Excited

I had a recipe be selected as the "Recipe of the Day."

Over at Circle of Moms they selected my Vegan Blueberry Biscuits.

I was pretty shocked to have it selected, I mean the recipe is very tasty, but it was neat to have someone else select it.

If you get a chance drop by Circle of Moms and check out the recipe.

Oh and a little side note.  Did you know today is National Pistachio day?  Pistachios are full of nutritional goodness, not just for your heart but they also help fight free radicals in your cells (check it out here).

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Veganized Bo-Berry Biscuits

Here in the South there is a fast food restaurant called Bojangles.

They are known for fried chicken and biscuits.

Nothing on their menu is for me for many reasons :)

However one thing they have is a Bo-Berry biscuit.

The put blueberries in a buttermilk biscuit and top it with a glaze.

Ok they might be onto something here...but I think my way is a wee bit better than their calorie heavy animal product laden biscuits.

Start out with my vegan buttermilk biscuit (originally posted here):

2 C flour (I used white wheat from Trader Joe's)

6 Tbsp Earth Balance (cubed)
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 Tbsp baking powder
1 tsp sea salt
1 C buttermilk
1/2 C blueberries (I used frozen)
cinnamon and sugar to roll dough in

To make buttermilk, if you don't have any on hand, just take a cup of milk (I used regular almond milk, NOT the vanilla) and added 1 Tbsp of white vinegar.  Let the two sit in a bowl for about 5 minutes before adding to recipe.

In a food processor add your flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.  Pulse for about 10 seconds to get everything incorporated.

Next add in your Earth Balance and pulse until a crumb mix is formed.

Add in your buttermilk and allow to process until a dough ball forms (takes about 30-45 seconds).

Gently fold in blueberries.

So take about a tablespoon of dough and roll it in your cinnamon and sugar mix and place each ball in a pan (I choose a spring form pan, but any cake or bundt pan will do).

Bake at 450 degrees for 10-15 minutes (depending on the closeness of the biscuits you may need to cook a little longer...you don't want a doughy middle).

All baked and ready for the finishing touches!

Once the biscuits have cooled for a few minutes put a dollop of glaze  on each biscuit.

Glaze:

1 C powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
almond milk

Put all ingredients into a bowl and mix (you only need enough almond milk to make the desired consistency...in this case thicker is better).

When you are finished this what you end up with:

Oooey sticky goodness!

Do you have any restaurant foods that you would like to see made over?  Or have you made over some foods you found in a restaurant?

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Quick Biscuits

Today is a quick post about quick biscuits. 

My family loves bread products and biscuits rank high on their list of breads because they can be topped with jelly.

These biscuits can be throw together in the time it takes for your oven to preheat to 450 degrees (for my over that is 10 minutes).

Quick Biscuits

2 C unbleached all purpose flour
1 tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp sugar
1/4 C Earth Balance (or butter...whatever your preference is)
3/4 C milk (cow or soy)

Place your flour in a bowl and then add your butter (you'll want your butter cut up into chunks).  Cut the butter in with a pastry cutter or 2 forks (whatever it is that you have handy).

Once the mixture resembles coarse crumbs add in the remaining ingredients.  I find that mixing everything together by hand is simpler.

Once your dough ball forms place on a lightly floured surface. 

Roll out your dough to a 1/2 inch thickness.

Take a biscuit cutter, juice glass, or whatever your favorite cutter is, and cut out your biscuits. 

Place them on a cookie sheet

The closer together they are on the sheet the softer and fluffier they will be.

Cook for 15 minutes (until tops of biscuits are brown) and this is what you get:

Some variations for the biscuits could include:
Brushing the tops with butter
Mixing in herbs with your dough (rosemary would be delicious)
Mix in a cup of cheese (whatever your favorite may be)

If you want to go the sweet route, which happens to be my favorite:

Put in 1/2 c raisins and 2 tbsp cinnamon top with a sugar glaze

For the glaze I like to keep it simple.  Start of with 1 C of powdered sugar and mix in 1 tbsp of almond milk (or whatever milk you have on hand). 

You can add more sugar or milk to create your desired consistency. 

I prefer a thicker glaze but to each his own.

Until next time!!!

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