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Gluten-Free Biscuits: The Most Versatile Recipe

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I’ve written before about baking love into what you make. When you are baking for a friend, your family, or even for yourself, you are putting your love via your time and effort into what you’re making. It doesn’t have to be fancy, perfect, or even on a fancy plate, though those things are sometimes nice. It just comes from the heart.

When I was a new mom, I found myself being a “new lots of things.” I had been married for a few years, had a few little children (3 and 1) and was new to the homemaking gig. I wanted to cook for my family but didn’t even know how to cut up a chicken. I remember having a book propped up against the wall on my kitchen counter, a raw chicken on my cutting board, a pair of kitchen scissors in my hand, and – I’m certain – a very perplexed look on my face. I’m sure that first cut-up chicken was far from pretty, but it felt like a really big step in the direction of cooking for my family.

I hadn’t gotten much farther in my journey from that first chicken when I discovered that my littlest one had celiac and needed to be completely off gluten. I didn’t even know what gluten was used in other than bread (hint everything!) and I felt like what little knowledge I had gained in the last few years wasn’t going to serve me anymore, and I had to start all over.

Gluten-Free Biscuits: The Most Versatile Recipe

Author: Lehman's

Ingredients

1 1/3C gluten free flour mix (add 1 1/4 t xanthan gum if not already in the mix)
1 T baking powder
2 t sugar or honey or alternative sweetener
1/2 t baking soda
1/2 t quality sea salt
4 T coconut oil (can use butter) melted
3/4 C milk (sub alternative milk to keep it dairy free)
1 t apple cider vinegar

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and grease a baking sheet.
In a large bowl, mix flour mix, xanthan gum if adding, baking powder, sugar, baking soda, and salt. Mix until all incorporated.
Add melted coconut oil. Mix well.
Add milk and apple cider vinegar. Mix.
If you are creating any of the variations below, add those additions now.
Drop spoonfuls onto prepared baking sheet. You can use your hands to form, but do not handle too much as the coconut oil will melt.
Cook 20 minutes in 375 degree F oven. Remove from baking sheet immediately. Best served warm.