Day 339 Biscuit Topped Unchicken Pie

Biscuit Topped Unchicken Pie

Filling
3 Unchicken Breasts (Day 337)
2 1/4 Cups Veggie Broth
2 Carrots, peeled and chopped
1 Cup Frozen English Peas
3 Sweet Potatoes, peeled and diced
2 Parsnips, peeled and sliced
1/2 Teaspoon Pepper
1 Teaspoon Onion Powder
3/4 Teaspoon Poultry Seasoning
3 Tablespoons All Purpose Flour
5 Ounces Almond Cream (Day 312)
1 Cup Mushrooms, chopped

Biscuit Topping
1/2 Cup Shortening
2 Cups All Purpose Flour
1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
2/3 Cup Soy Milk

1. Filling: Pour broth into Dutch oven, add the carrots, sweet potatoes, parsnips and seasonings.  Cook 20 minutes until vegetables are tender.  Add the unchicken, peas and mushrooms.  Mix the cream and flour and stir until there are no lumps.  Add to the vegetable mixture, cook and stir until thickened.

2. Topping:  Mix the dry ingredients and cut in shortening with a pastry blender until the mixture resembles corn meal.  Add the milk and mix well.  Roll out and cut into biscuits.  You can cut a variety of sizes.

Filling

3. Assemble:  Pour the filling in a greased baking pan.  Arrange the biscuits over the top.  Bake at 400 for 25 - 30 minutes until the biscuits are golden.

Ready to bake

Soundtrack This is Swedish Hip Hop Evolution - Various Artists

Day 275 Baking Powder Biscuits

Baking Powder Biscuits

2 Cups All Purpose Flour
4 Teaspoons Baking Powder
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
1/3 Cup Shortening
2/3 Cup Coconut Milk
Melted Earth Balance for glazing

The easy way to measure shortening - Measure milk into a measuring cup.  Add shortening until the milk rises to the total measurement level.  2/3 Cup Milk plus 1/3 cut shortening = 1 cup

1.  Place flour, baking powder, salt and shortening in the bowl of a stand mixer.  Using a flat beater, turn to stir and mix until the flour looks like coarse cornmeal. Add milk, continuing to stir until the dough comes together.  Avoid over beating.

2.  Turn dough onto lightly floured surface and knead until smooth.  Roll to a 1/2 inch thickness.  Cut with a 2 inch biscuit cutter.

3.  Place biscuits on greased baking sheets and brush with melted Earth Balance.  Bake at 450 F for 15 minutes or until golden.

Makes 12 -18 biscuits

Goes well with Crushed Cellars Meritage

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Day 8 Drop Biscuits

Drop Biscuits

Biscuit/Pancake Mix

4 Cups All Purpose Flour
3 Tablespoon Ground Flax Seeds
3 Tablespoons Sugar
2 Tablespoons Baking Powder
1/2 Teaspoon Sea Salt

Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and stir well to combine.  Store in an airtight container for up to 6 months,

Drop Biscuits

2 Cups Biscuit Mix
1/3 Cup Earth Balance
3/4 Hemp Milk
1 Teaspoon Apple Cider Vinegar

1.  Preheat the oven to 400°. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.  Put the mix and butter in a medium bowl, and using a pastry cutter work the butter into the flour so that it resembles corn meal.  If you do not have a pastry cutter, you can use a fork, but it will take a lot longer.

2. Mix the milk and vinegar.  Form a well in the center of the mix and pour in the liquids.  Using a spoon, stir to combine.  The mix does not need to be smooth.

3.  Using a spoon, drop lumps onto the baking sheet.  You should have 12 biscuits.

4. Bake about 15 minutes until lightly golden.


Soundtrack - Grace Potter - Midnight

Wine  2005 Orpheus Petite Syrah

Goes well with Beans and Rice