Buttermilk Drop Biscuits
- 3.15 ounces tapioca flour (about 3/4 cup)
- 2.6 ounces white rice flour (about 1/2 cup)
- 2.6 ounces potato starch (about 1/2 cup)
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons xanthan gum
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
- 2 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- 1 cup low-fat buttermilk
- Preheat oven to 425u0b0.
- Weigh or lightly spoon flours and potato starch into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flours, potato starch, baking powder, and next 4 ingredients (through salt) in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk; cut in shortening and butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add buttermilk; stir just until moist.
- Drop dough by 1/4 cupfuls 2 inches apart onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake at 425u0b0 for 12 minutes or until golden brown. Remove biscuits from baking sheet to a wire rack; cool slightly.
tapioca flour, white rice, starch, baking powder, xanthan gum, baking soda, sugar, salt, vegetable shortening, butter, lowfat buttermilk
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/buttermilk-drop-biscuits-1 (may not work)