Low Fat Caraway Biscuits Recipe

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup whole-wheat flour

4 teaspoons caraway seeds

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 cups buttermilk

3 tablespoons honey

2 tablespoons canola oil

1 tablespoon freshly grated orange zest

Method

1.Preheat oven to 400°F.

Lightly oil a baking sheet or coat it with nonstick spray.

2.In a mixing bowl, whisk all-purpose and whole-wheat flours, caraway seeds, baking soda and salt.

3.In a glass measuring cup, combine buttermilk, honey, oil and orange zest.

Make a well in the dry ingredients.

Add wet ingredients and stir with a fork until just combined.

(Dough will be sticky.)

4.On a floured surface, knead dough 8 to 10 times.

Gently pat into a 3/4-inch- thick circle.

5.With a 3-inch cutter, cut out biscuits and place 1 inch apart on prepared baking sheet.

Press dough scraps together and repeat to make 12 biscuits.

Dip a sharp knife in flour and cut a crisscross on the top of each biscuit.

6.Bake biscuits for 15 to 20 minutes, or until lightly browned.

Transfer to a wire rack to cool for at least 10 minutes before serving.

Leftover biscuits may be split and toasted.

MAKES 1 DOZEN BISCUITS.

160 calories per biscuit; 5 grams protein; 3 grams fat (0.

4 gram saturated fat); 29 grams carbohydrate; 350 mg sodium; 1 mg cholesterol; 2 grams fiber.

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