Low Fat Cream Cheese Biscuits Food

ALMOST ZERO LOW-FAT BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400° convection or 425° regular.
• Combine 2 cups AP flour, 1 tablespoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon salt. Mix well.
• Add 1 1/4 cup nonfat yogurt. Fold in until all dry is incorporated. If you use Greek yogurt, you may need a tablespoon or so of milk.
• The easiest is to do 8 drop biscuits. If you want to cut biscuits, spread the dough on a floured surface about 3/4 inches thick. You can cut six 2 1/2 inch biscuits or eight 2 inch biscuits.
• Place your biscuits on a PAM sprayed baking pan.
• Bake until golden brown. About 12-15 minutes.

LOW-CALORIE BUTTERMILK BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
• Mix cream cheese and oil in a large bowl. Add all-purpose and whole wheat flours, baking powder, sugar, salt, and baking soda. Mix until large crumbs form. Add buttermilk and mix until dough comes together in a ball. Add up to 1/4 cup more buttermilk if needed.
• Turn dough out onto a work surface and knead until smooth, about 5 minutes. Roll out to 1/2 inch thickness. Use a round cookie cutter to cut out 12 biscuits. Place biscuits on the oiled baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Immediately remove from the baking sheet. Serve warm.

CREAM CHEESE BISCUITS

Steps:

• Combine flour, baking powder and salt in bowl.
• Cut in butter and cream cheese until mixture is crumbly.
• Make well in center; pour in milk.
• Stir just until dough clings together.
• Knead gently 4 or 5 strokes on lightly floured surface.
• Roll to 1/2-inch thickness.
• Cut with floured 2-inch biscuit cutter.
• Place on baking sheet.
• Make indentation in each biscuit with thumb.
• Brush biscuits with additional milk.
• Spoon about 1/2 teaspoons jam into each indentation.
• Bake at 450 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown.

FAST & EASY LOW FAT DROP BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
• Put the flour, baking powder& baking soda, and salt into your food processor.
• (Or you can do it by hand. The food processor is much easier, though.) Pulse once or twice to mix.
• Then add the oil and pulse a few times until it appears mixed.
• Add the sour cream and pulse until the dough comes together (sort of into a ball but not really).
• Drop by spoonfuls onto a cookie sheet you have sprayed with non-stick spray.
• Bake for 15 minutes or until lightly browned.

LOW FAT BISCUITS (WW)

Steps:

• Combine dry ingredients in a medium mixing bowl with a whisk.
• Mix in shortening with your fingers until it resembles a coarse crumb (or use a food processor).
• Stir in yogurt and half and half until it just comes together, do not over mix.
• Lay out a sheet of wax paper, parchment paper or freezer paper and dust with flour.
• Dump out dough and coat your hands with flour. Pat out until its about 1" thick.
• Using the paper, fold over the dough and pat out, repeating about 4 times.
• Pat out dough to about 3/4" and cut with a 2" ring cutter.
• Bake in a 400 degree oven for 14-16 minutes.

LOW-FAT HOMEMADE BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Add yogurt and honey. With a fork, "cut in" the yogurt and honey to the dry ingredients (like you would with buttter), and combine until crumbly.
• Add milk and stir until the dough forms a ball.
• Pat or roll the dough out to 1/2-1 inch thick (depending on how big you want your biscuits).
• With a floured glass or circular cutter, cut dough into circles.
• Place biscuits on a greased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until lightly browned on top.
• Enjoy with honey, butter, gravy, cheese or plain!
• *** Another version of this biscuit (we call it "The Breakfast Version")***.
• Add 1/2-3/4 cup of raisins
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon.
• Serve with applesauce.

STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKES

Steps:

• Put the biscuits in a plastic bag and bash with a rolling pin until you have chunky crumbs. Divide between 4 glasses or small bowls.
• Beat the soft cheese, yogurt, sugar and vanilla together until smooth, then spoon over the crumbs and chill until you are ready to serve.
• Stir the jam in a bowl until loose, then gently stir in the strawberries. Divide the strawberries between the cheesecakes and serve.