Buttermilk Biscuits and Fantastic Gravy

Nothing says good Southern breakfast like biscuits and gravy, but the more traditional recipes are nutritionally void and don't hold me 'til lunch like I'd like. So here's a better, more nutritious option. The biscuits freeze pretty well, too!

Sorry it's been awhile - I'm working full time now, in addition to full time nursing school, so I share when I can! :-) Thanks for your patience. This is a double recipe to make up for lost time.


"Buttermilk" Biscuits

3 cups white whole wheat flour
2 cups unbleached flour
2 teaspoons salt
5 teaspoons baking powder
½ cup plain yogurt, soy or whatever kind you like
½ cup oil
1 cup water

1. Preheat oven to 425.

2. Mix dry ingredients thoroughly. Add in wet ingredients and mix well.

3. Roll out on floured surface and cut into 2 inch (+/-) rounds.

4. Place on greased cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes. Brush with a bit of oil and return to oven for another 2-3 minutes until golden brown on top.

Fantastic Gravy

1 cup raw cashews
1 cup unbleached flour
2 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons butter, I used my home-made
8 cups water
⅓ cup baco bits

Baco Bits are found with the salad toppers or spices near the Real Bacon Bits at your favorite grocery store, but they are MUCH cheaper by the pound at a health food store. Yum!

1. In a blender, blend cashews, flour, "butter," and salt in a cup or two of water until it is very smooth. Add another cup or two of the water and blend more, until very smooth. Pour this into a 4 quart pot.

2. Add remaining water to blender and blend again. This gets most of the "good stuff" out. Pour into pot.

3. Add Baco Bits and mix all. Stir frequently to prevent lumping until mixture thickens.