This is absolutely bonkers…
…in a stomach-delightful kind of way. How could a moist, sweet biscuit that’s made with NO eggs, NO milk, NO refined white sugar and NO vegetable oil be so dang delicious?
I made a batch of Coconut Manna Sweet Biscuits. The gremlin-children stuffed their jaws and then immediately forced me to make more. I was like Aunt Jemima in the kitchen, whippin’ up biscuits in mass quantities.
With the hubs at my side (giving credit where it’s due!), he helped me come up with this recipe using Coconut Manna
The manna in this recipe is a substitute for vegetable oil. Manna is a “whole food made of pure, dried coconut flesh containing 12% fiber, 9% protein and nourishing fats.” It’s solid, yet melts easily into a silky, creamy, thick-buttery texture.” Ooo-la-laaa!
The coconut sugar is a substitute for the refined crap. It’s brown in color with a slightly nutty flavor and granulated texture. Coconut sugar is a “highly nutritious, rich source of potassium, magnesium, zinc, iron, and B vitamins. It is also one of the lowest glycemic index sweeteners on the market, with a glycemic index of 35, in comparison to cane sugar, which has an index of 68.”
THE RECIPE: “COCONUT MANNA SWEET BISCUITS”
INGREDIENTS (serves 10-12)
2 cups flour2/3 cups water3 tsp baking power1 tsp salt1/2 cup coconut sugar6 tablespoons semi-melted coconut manna (melt on very low heat, or it’ll burn)For a smaller batch of up to 6 biscuits, simply cut all measurements by 1/2.
DIRECTIONS
Add all ingredients to mixing bowl and knead until thoroughly blended.Form into one big-azz dough ball.Flatten out into approximately 1/4 inch thickness.Use a cookie cutter or rim of a small cup to form biscuits.Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes on ungreased cookie sheet.Immediately hot out the oven, spread on additional coconut manna as “icing”.Sprinkle with coconut sugar and begin to chew. Then chew some more. You can’t eat just one. Now chew again…
Don’t worry. The biscuits are NOT riddled with sweet. It’s just a tender kiss of sweetness that’s perfect as part of a weekend breakfast or bunch, occasional snacking, or for showing off fancy baking skills to greedy guests. The recipe does contain regular white flour, but don’t be intimated by it. I don’t feed my stomachs white flour on a regular basis, so these biscuits are a nice splurge. By all means, go on and use a white flour substitute if that’s your cup of tea.
Regardless of the flour, the oil and sugar substitutes through the use of Coconut Manna
…told ya this was bonkers.
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