Cooking Mommy: Easy Garlic Parmesan Biscuits

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Easy Garlic Parmesan Biscuits

These are delicious! Everyone in my family really enjoyed them, and they were so easy. I got the original recipe, Easy Garlic Cheddar Biscuits from skinnytaste.com and then I used ingredients I had on hand. I really want to try these again with reduced fat cheddar, thinking they might be like a light version of Red Lobster's.

Ingredients
2 Tbsp butter (or smart balance)
1 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp dried parsley (or 2 Tbsp fresh)
2 cups Bisquick mix
1 cup minus 1 Tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
2/3 cup fat free or 1% milk

Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Mix together remaining garlic, parsley, Bisquick, garlic powder, and cheese. With a fork, cut in butter until well blended. Stir in milk. Do not overmix. Drop batter onto cookie sheet or roll and flatten into biscuit shapes to make 14 biscuits. Bake for 15-20 minutes.
Weight Watcher Points: 2 points per biscuit

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Allergies and Intolerances

My son, Daniel previously had allergies to egg whites and peanuts. I am lactose intolerant. My nephews have allergies to many foods. I will try my best to label things to help those with allergies since I know it's difficult finding recipes sometimes when someone in your home has common food allergies. Make sure you check labels yourself. If it's marked soy-free or nut-free, it only means it doesn't have the soy or nut protein in it, not necessarily the oils. Look for dairy-free, egg-free, gluten/wheat-free, nut-free, and soy-free labels.

Egg replacements

If you need an egg free recipe, I have some great egg replacements. Now these really won't work in recipes that require a lot of eggs, like a meringue or cheesecake, but they do work well in most recipes I've ever tried.

Egg replacement #1: use 1 Tbsp ground flax seed and 3 Tbsp of water in place of 1 egg. Why this works? I don't know, but flax seed is extremely healthy for you, full of lots of omega fatty acids, so this is my preferred substitute.

Egg replacement #2: Boil 1 cup of water and 1 packet of unflavored gelatin together. In it's liquid state, use 3 1/2 Tbsp of this in place of 1 egg.

I have found sometimes one works better than the other. The flax seed seems to work better overall, I believe, but my mother-in-law made Christmas cookies with the gelatin and you couldn't even tell the difference.