Dude. Duuuuuude. Dude. Holy crap dude. I just...I can't....I've missed my biscuits and gravy that my dad and I used to make on Sunday mornings so so so much. And now I can have them again! Okay, well, I don't have any days off this semester in which to leisurely make breakfast, but maybe you do! Alex bought this Carbquik stuff off of Amazon. It comes in a bright yellow 3 pound box for around $13. It's made of "carbalose" flour, which is basically the fibrous part of wheat flour. Because it is a wheat product, it's not gluten free, and not suitable for people with wheat allergies or Celiac's. If you make drop biscuits with them, each biscuit comes out to around 2 net grams of carbs. We attempted pancakes first, and found the middles didn't cook properly. We then thinned out the batter and ended up making these crispy crepe like pancakes. They were delicious. Then we made drop biscuits and gravy with it. It's delicious and has no funny aftertaste like soy, almond, or coconut flour. They have many recipes on the box, and many more on their website.
Sausage Gravy
1/2 lb. breakfast sausage. I like Jimmy Dean All Natural
4 Tbsp. Carquik
3/4 c. heavy cream
3/4 c. water
salt, black pepper, garlic powder, and sage to taste
Brown and break up the sausage in a skillet. Add carbquik and coat the sausage with it. Add the cream, water, and spices and turn the heat down to medium. Use the back of your spatula to break up any lumps until the gravy is thick, bubbly, and smooth. Serve over biscuits.
Buttery Biscuits
2 cups Carbquik
2 ounces butter, cold (1/2 a stick)
1 pinch salt
1/4 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup water
Instructions:
-Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
-Cut the cold butter into the Carbquik with a fork, till the mixture resembles coarse meal.
-Add the salt and blend well.
-Mix the heavy cream with water to equal 1/2 cup of liquid, pour into dry mix.
-Mix till dough forms and comes together, but do not overwork the dough.
-Drop the dough onto a lightly greased cookie sheet approx 1 ounce size portions.
-Bake in hot oven 8-10 minutes till biscuits are golden brown.
