Aunt Rocky’s Almond Flour Biscuits

Preheat oven to 400ºF. Generously grease a 6-well muffin pan, set aside. Or grease a small baking sheet, if making drop biscuits.

In a medium mixing bowl, whisk the almond flour, baking powder, salt, oat fiber, and glucomannan until there the lumps are broken up. Cut in cold butter with a pastry cutter, two knives, or a fork until dough is crumbly. Set aside.

In a small mixing bowl, whisk egg whites until very frothy. Add frothy egg whites to the dry ingredients and mix gently with a knife just until the egg whites are incorporated. Don’t over mix, or try to get a smooth dough.

Divide into 6 muffin wells, or drop on baking sheet as 6 drop biscuits. Smooth top a little, if desired. Bake for 20 minutes, or until tops are lightly browned. Serve warm or cold.

Notes:
1. I have not tried the recipe with liquid egg whites. I don’t know if any egg substitutes will work here.
2. Glucomannan (or xanthan gum) serves as the “glue” for this recipe, and is needed to keep the biscuits from being crumbly.
3. Oat fiber is not a grain, it is 100% fiber. It is used in low carb baking to add a bread-like mouthfeel. Omit if you choose not to use it. I use Lifesource to assure a gluten-free product.
4. Butter (or coconut oil) must be cold.
5. These biscuits will make a great shortcake for strawberries. Add 1 tsp. granular sweetener.
6. Use the 3 leftover yolks to make Aunt Rocky’s Banana Pudding (or any flavoring). See recipe on Tasty Kitchen.
7. Nutrition estimates are calculated per serving with My Fitness Pal’s online recipe analyzer. If you make any changes to the ingredients, your results may differ. The recipe is stored there and available to MFP users for logging in their food diaries. Send an MFP friend request to auntrocky1 so you can access my recipes on MFP.
8. I don’t get any commission or kickback for products I use or mention in my recipes. Brand names are included only to assure a similar outcome to mine, and more accurately assess nutritional estimates, which are based on exact ingredients listed here.
9. For more low lchf/keto recipes and cooking tips, look for Aunt Rocky’s Low Carb Recipes & Tips Group on Facebook, or follow me on Pinterest at auntrocky2.
10. Inspired by Easy Almond Flour Biscuits at PerfectDiet.com.

Calories 83, Total Fat 7 g, Saturated Fat 3 g, Sodium 279, Potassium 28 mg, Total Carbohydrate 2 g, Dietary Fiber 1 g, Net Carbs 1 g, Sugars 0 g, Protein 3 g. Macros: 80% fat, 15% protein, 5% carbs.

© February 11, 2018 Roxana Lopez for Aunt Rocky’s