Aunt Rocky’s Sausage & Cheddar Biscuit Snacks (Gluten-Free, Low Carb)

Preheat oven to 400ºF. Line 2 baking sheets with silicone mats or parchment paper.

In a small bowl, whisk coconut flour, oat fiber, salt, nutritional yeast, and baking powder until lump-free.

In a medium mixing bowl, melt coconut oil in microwave. Add eggs, and whisk until completely blended and a little frothy.

Add dry ingredients to egg mixture and quickly whisk until smooth. Stir in cheese and mix with a spoon until cheese is incorporated. Batter will thicken quickly, so a whisk doesn’t work well in this step.

Using a 1-tablespoon cookie scoop (small scoop), scoop dough into your hand and use your hands to roll dough into a log long enough to go around a little sausage. Wrap sausage, pinching the loose ends together. Place on cookie sheet. Repeat until all of the sausages are wrapped.

Bake 15 minutes, or until bottoms are browned and tops are turning golden brown. (I bake each tray separately to assure even heating.) When they are done, immediately transfer to cooling rack or serving platter.

Best served warm, but can also be served at room temperature for a picnic, BBQ, or lunchbox. Leftovers may be frozen.

Serving suggestion: Serve with a dipping sauce of choice, or just some mustard and low sugar ketchup.

Notes:
1. I’ve made these using butter instead of coconut oil, and they were a bit dry. They come out best with coconut oil. Use a refined coconut oil to avoid any flavor in the biscuits.
2. Oat fiber is made from the hull of the oat plant, not the grain. It is 100% fiber. For that reason most ketoers find it acceptable. I use Lifesource Oat Fiber 500 to assure a product free from gluten cross contamination. If gluten is not an issue for you, use whatever brand is cheapest.
3. If you don’t have nutritional yeast, substitute garlic or onion powder for added flavor.
4. I get no kickback for products used in my recipes. Brand names are included to assure more accurate nutritional estimates. Nutrition information is based on My Fitness Pal’s online recipe analyzer. The recipe is stored there and available to MFP users for logging in their food diaries.
5. For more Atkins/low carb/keto recipes and cooking tips, look for Aunt Rocky’s Low Carb Recipes & Tips Group on Facebook, or follow me on Pinterest at auntrocky2.

Per piece: Calories 73, Total Fat 6 g, Saturated Fat 3 g, Sodium 507 mg, Potassium 11 mg, Total Carbohydrate 1.4 g, Dietary Fiber 0.6 g, Net Carbs 0.8 g, Sugars 0 g, Protein 3 g. Macros: 82% fat, 18% protein, 0% carbs

© April 5, 2018 Roxana Lopez for Aunt Rocky’s