Yankee Girl's Guide to Southern Cooking

I grew up in the North where pizza, cheesesteaks, and Italian food runneth over in the AWESOME department! And now, for many moons, I have had the great pleasure to add to my culinary journey by living in the South, where shrimp and grits, fried okra, mac and cheese and peach pie are staples! But did I mention the BISCUITS??? Oh yes, those clouds of white, flaky goodness! One bite of a biscuit in the South and you'll be slappin' your mama silly! But as my biscuit obsession has grown, I had to figure out a way to enjoy my fun happy treat and not lose my waistline....ya know? Are y'all with me?
The typical biscuit nutrition information looks like this:
Amount per serving

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Calories 190Calories From Fat 90

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% Daily Value*

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Total Fat 10g15%

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Saturated Fat 3g15%

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Trans Fat

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Cholesterol 0mg0%

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Sodium 560mg23%

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Total Carbohydrate 21g7%

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Dietary Fiber 1g4%

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Sugars 2g

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Protein 4g

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Vitamin A 0% - Vitamin C 0% - Calcium 0% - Iron 33%

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* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet*

So the biscuit above is not terrible in the calorie count, if you can contain your serving to just that 1 biscuit, but the total fat is 10g! Not healthy lifestyle friendly! We can do better than that! Below is my "vegan" biscuit, oh yes, no dairy or animal fat equals no cholesterol, and just a pinch of fat! So dig in and read on for the recipe below:

Vegan Southern Style Biscuits

2 cups flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup Smart Balance spread
1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
3/4 cup unsweetened almond or soymilk

  Preheat oven to 375. Add dry ingredients to a mixing bowl and mix together with a fork so ingredients are combined thoroughly. Cut Smart Balance into dry ingredients with two forks until the consistency is lumpy, with pea size bits of Smart Balance spread throughout dough. This will make for a flaky biscuit. Measure out almond or soymilk and combine with lemon juice. Let sit for 2 minutes...this will add a "buttermilk" like taste to your biscuit. Add to dry ingredients and combine until dough is tacky but not incredibly sticky.

Gather dough into a ball and place onto a floured surface. Form into a round flat circle, about an inch thick, with your hands. Use a round cookie dough cutter, or small glass cup dipped into flour to prevent sticking, and cut out your beautiful round biscuits. Place onto a lightly greased cookie sheet and bake for approx 15 mintues on 375, or until puffed up and golden brown ENJOY!!

P..S My biscuits have only 127 calories and 0.7g of fat! So go ahead and eat one already!