Biscuits are one of those cherished southern foods my grandfather was an expert at. Learning how to make these dairy-free proved to be a mild challenge…making them gluten-free? Difficult to say the least.
My largest challenge came after discovering that I am sensitive to nuts.
Over the last several years I have played with dozens of gluten-free recipes, most of them grain-free but all of them containing nuts.
So when Food Network asked bloggers to post their favorite biscuit recipe, I knew I wanted to create something that was not only nut-free but also auto-immune friendly.
No matter the allergy, we all deserve to enjoy a flaky, golden biscuit every now and then…
Right?
🙂 Perfect with your favorite homemade jam, a drizzle of honey or even your favorite gluten-free and dairy-free gravy; I hope these biscuits fill your belly and satisfy your craving…wherever you are!
Ingredients
- 1 can whole-fat coconut milk
- 2 Tbs lemon juice
- 2 c coconut flour
- 2 tsp cream of tartar
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 ½ tsp sea salt
- ½ c palm shortening
- 9 Tbs palm shortening
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 450f.
- Mix together coconut milk and lemon juice, set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, blend together coconut flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and sea salt. Cut in ½ c palm shortening using a pastry knife or metal whisk, mixing until small crumb has formed. Slowly blend in coconut milk/lemon juice blend ¼ c at a time until dough is soft and moist but not sticky. Add in remaining 9 tbs of palm shortening, folding in 3 tbs shortening at a time. Do not overwork dough. Even though there is a lack of gluten, you want the dough to remain together but somewhat flaky…if you overwork the dough, you’ll end up with coconut hockey pucks instead of nice, flaky biscuits.
- Roll or pat dough onto lightly floured surface until approximately 1 inch thick, or however thick you wish your biscuits to be, I generally like ours to be between 1 – 1 ½ inch thick. Cut biscuits into 2 inch circles using a biscuit cutter…or, if you have children who like to misplace your biscuit cutter like mine, whatever 2-inch metal or glass kitchen tool you have handy. My ¼ c metal measuring cup worked perfectly for us.
- Place each biscuit on to parchment lined cookie sheets and bake at 450 f for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.
- Makes approximately 20 biscuits
This recipe is also linked to: Eat, Recycle, Repeat’s Virtual Whole Foods Pot Luck
And I thought I would never eat biscuits again! Thanks for making them AIP friendly!!! Pinning this to my “home-cooking” board 🙂
Awe, Kate! This is why we do what we do, right? I hope you love them as much as we do. xoxo
These looked so amazing and I was so excited to find them when planning a brunch for church. While not anywhere close to a newbie at cooking/baking, I am new to AIP, and though I would love to say my first attempt at gluten/dairy/nut free baking was a success, it was not 🙁 what did I do wrong!!? They totally crumbled when I pulled them out of the oven after 16min. I need biscuits in my life. Help!
🙂 Amanda! I am so sorry! If they feel too dry, always feel free to add in some more coconut milk. Different flours, even different batches of flours can produce different results. A little more liquid will probably keep this from happening in the future. I hope this helps! xoxo
I tried to make them today and mine, too, didn’t turn out great. Very crumbly and fell apart easily. I added some extra coconut milk and extra palm shortening to half of the mixture and those turned out a little better. Still not exactly buttermilk biscuit texture, but it might satisfy a craving!
Thank you for your review, Tiffany!
Just came across your blog and just wanted to comment that these look amazing! I rarely see gluten-free baked goods that look so nicely browned. And you didn’t even brush them with egg white or anything? Amazing! 🙂
🙂 Thank you, Molly! These biscuits really do turn golden on their own! xoxo
hi and thanks for the recipe and the possibility of me having a biscuit!! coconut flour is one of the few flours i am not allergic to … just checking on the coconut flour … 2 whole cups, really? i am a hesitant recipe tester after finding and trying many, many that didn’t work out and i know coconut flour is one of those strange birds where a little bit goes a long way! anyway … if you can let me know, that would be great. and thanks for the blog … i just found you and hope to try a few more things from the site. enjoy the day!!!!
Hi Sue! Yes, there are two whole cups in this recipe…but it does make 20 biscuits! Feel free to cut the recipe in half if you need to. I hope you enjoy these as much as we do. xoxo
I tried these out this morning with a little trepidation. I’ve made a lot of successful coconut flour recipes, but none of the egg-free ones I’ve tried have worked out well. These turned out okay. A little dry and too crumbly to split and add toppings. I may try them again with some kind of binding ingredient to hold them together a little more.
I appreciate your feedback! We make these often with no difficulties, please keep me posted as to what adjustments help you most.
Thank you!