Buttermilk ;) Biscuits: Vegan, Can be No Wheat


Oh how I love biscuits! Biscuits are so fast and so easy, I often make them first thing in the morning for breakfast. I like to put Earth Balance spread on them when they are hot. It’s very hard not to eat them all…

It’s hard to get biscuits fluffy when baking without wheat. If you don’t mind wheat, they will be perfect as is. If you are trying to bake without wheat, this alternative blend will work quite nicely, still fluffy and good!

2 cups flour or:

1/2 cup tapioca flour, 1/2 cup brown rice flour, 1 cup kamut flour (best) or sorghum flour, 1 tsp xanthan gum

4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup canola oil
just under 1 cup soymilk with 1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar in it, to curdle it
(if you are using all wheat flour, you may need slightly less soymilk)

Mix together all the dry ingredients, and use a pastry blender to mix the oil into dry crumbs.
Stir in the soymilk, with as little stirring as you need.
The dough should be just on the edge of sticky, and very fluffy.

Sprinkle a bit of flour on a cutting board, and pat the dough into a big, soft round about 1.5″ high. Be gentle with your dough so it stays tender and fluffy!
Use a drinking glass to cut round biscuits. Use the remnants of dough to form one last biscuit by hand.

Put the biscuits in a greased pie dish, all touching each other, and bake at 450º for about 20 minutes.

  • Anonymous

    they look good

  • Anonymous

    they are really good, and maybe even the easiest recipe on this whole site (except the vinaigrette).

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  • MonicaT.

    I was just thinking of finding a great a non-wheat biscuit recipe and your post came up! Thanks Steph! I will try these for sure.. and if they’re fluffy, then my kids will like them too. Have you tried making it with Spelt flour? I just got into baking with spelt and I’m loving it. Haven’t tried kamut… but I’m always up to try new things. Thanks again for posting this!! I’m excited to try it out! :)

  • Anonymous

    Spelt flour could be great….it is a fairly dark and heavy flour, but the tapioca flour adds a lot of lightness. Let me know if you try it?

  • Pancake @ Oops, It’s Vegan!

    Yes!!! Yum!!!

  • Niru N.

    These look so tasty. If you do eat wheat, what kind of flour do you recommend to make the biscuits fluffy – wheat all-purpose, wheat pastry, or something else? Can’t wait to try these! Also, do you happen to have any scone recipes that you like? Thanks :)

  • Monica

    I stuck with your recipe, didn’t use the spelt. They came out Beautifully !!! I’m SO happy! My family loves biscuits, and I hated giving them the prefab ones from the market. Now our kids will grow up with these instead. I hope this will be one of those recipes they’ll follow and think back fondly. THANK YOU Steph.. you are my Hero!!
    Oh… The only thing is these biscuits need a better name… I know.. in my family we’ll call them “Steph Davis’ Buttermilk Biscuits IV, 5.0″. They’re easy to make but still delicious ;)

  • Anonymous

    if you eat wheat, any kind of wheat flour would work great! let me know if you do try them out, and i will get you a good scone recipe (i have one!)

  • Anonymous

    how sweet! i’m glad you love them!!

  • Niru N.

    Hi Steph – I tried out the biscuits with the wheat recipe and the non-wheat flour recipes. So quick and delicious!! Yum! The non-wheat ones seemed to be a bit fluffier. Is that normal? I actually came back to this page to make another batch now. Would love the scone recipe if you wouldn’t mind passing it on. Thanks so much!

  • Anonymous

    How interesting that the non-wheat ones came out fluffier! Here is my scone recipe:
    http://www.highinfatuation.com/scones-vegan-no-wheat-no-sugar/
    You could also use regular flour in this one, if you like, instead of the brown rice/tapioca blend….I hope you like them!

  • Larry

    Only about 1% of people have problems with wheat. Just remember to use WHOLE wheat. But also, wheat flour like any flour is processed and more calorie dense, but otherwise, is very healthy for you. Don’t be afraid of it. It’s very healthy.

  • Emily

    fantastic recipe! i’ve made these twice now

  • http://www.highinfatuation.com steph davis

    thanks! I just love these…