Herbed Biscuits

These are an easy, yet impressive side for soups and salads. Homemade biscuits are such a nice way to elevate a simple meal. I find myself making biscuits quite often as they do not require the yeast and rising time of other doughs.

Herbed Bisuits

Ingredients:

1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp baking powder
1 tbsp flax meal (optional)
2 tbsp minced fresh herbs (rosemary, basil, oregano, sage) or 2 tsp dried mix of herbs (1/2 tsp each)

2/3 cup water
1/3 cup olive oil (vegetable oil works too...but olive oil provides deeper flavor)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

Put the dry ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix to combine. This includes the whole wheat flour, all purpose flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, flax meal, and herbs.

Then add the water and olive oil to the dry ingredients and mix until it pulls together into a shaggy dough. Put the dough on a floured surface and knead for just a minute, adding more flour as needed to keep it from sticking. Divide the dough into 12 equal portions and drop onto and un-greased cookie sheet. Press the balls of dough down lightly to flatten into disks. Bake in the preheated oven for 12 minutes.

Serve warm alongside soup, pasta, or any other meal that the herbs would complement.

For 12 biscuits. Nutritional information from caloriecount.about.com.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 43 g

Amount Per Serving

Calories  129 Calories from Fat  54

% Daily Value*

Total Fat  6.0g 9%

Saturated Fat  0.8g 4%

Trans Fat  0.0g

Cholesterol  0mg 0%

Sodium  196mg 8%

Potassium  160mg 5%

Total Carbohydrates  17.1g 6%

Dietary Fiber  0.8g 3%

Protein  2.3g

Vitamin A 0% • Vitamin C 0% Calcium 6% • Iron 7%

Nutrition Grade B+

* Based on a 2000 calorie diet