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Melanie Lorick

Avocado Oil "Buttermilk" Vegan Skillet Biscuits

5 from 4 votes
Vegan-friendly, or a more healthful substitute for the health conscious, these biscuits are tasty and easy to make in a cast iron skillet. This might not be Grandma's traditional recipe, but we think it is a modern version of a delicious classic.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • 4 ½ tablespoon avocado oil reserve 1 tablespoon for use in skillet before baking
  • 1 cup soy milk or plant-based milk of your choosing
  • ½ lemon juice (juice of half a lemon)
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon table salt
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch optional

Equipment

  • Cast iron skillet

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 475° F.
  2. In a small bowl or liquid measuring cup, add lemon juice to soy milk, whisk, and let sit for a few minutes before adding to other ingredients.
  3. Add 1 tablespoon of avocado oil to skillet and let it cover the bottom of the pan. You can help it along by gently using a paper towel to spread it, but be careful not to absorb too much oil. Place skillet in oven to heat up while preparing other ingredients.
  4. In a medium-sized bowl, combine dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda, cornstarch, and table salt).
  5. Add the remaining avocado oil and "buttermilk" to the dry ingredients and gently stir to incorporate. Flour consistency should be sticky and loosely bound together.
  6. Roll dough out onto a lightly-floured surface and use a rolling pin to even the dough, until it is about ½ inch - ¾ inch thick. Flour your rolling pin if dough is sticking to the material.
  7. Using a biscuit cutter or mouth of a standard drinking glass (lightly floured as well) and cut the dough into circles. Depending upon the size of the biscuits, it should yield 8 - 10.
  8. Pull the skillet out of the oven (using gloves or pot holders). Place biscuits in skillet and flip so both sides are coated in the avocado oil. Return full skillet to oven and bake for about 10 minutes.
  9. Let cool on wire cooling rack and serve with your favorite topping!

Notes

The addition of baking soda in the recipe helps add rise to the biscuits, since we have an acidic ingredient incorporated (lemon juice). 

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