Whole Spelt Caraway Biscuits_ Healthy and easy plant-based recipe with no added oil or butter.

[u/MaximalistVegan]

• 2¼ cup whole spelt flour*
• 3 Tbsp ground flaxseed
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp salt (optional)
• ½ cup chopped walnuts
• 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 1 cup + 1 Tbsp plant milk (divided)
• 2 tsp caraway seeds

Instructions 

• Line baking sheet with parchment paper and preheat oven to 400 ℉ (200 ℃)
• In a medium bowl combine whole spelt flour, ground flaxseed, baking soda, baking powder and salt (if using). Set aside.
• Place chopped walnuts, apple cider vinegar and 1 tablespoon of plant milk in the bowl of a food processor and pulse several times until you achieve a relatively smooth paste. You may need to use a cake spatula to push down walnuts pieces on the side of the bowl.
• Add the mix of dry ingredients to the walnut paste in the food processor and pulse a 3 or 4 times until you get a sandy, slightly lumpy, mixture.
• Add remaining plant milk and pulse another 3 or 4 times until the ingredients have almost, but not completely incorporated. If necessary, use your cake spatula to scrape down the sides of the bowl to keep everything together.
• Add the caraway seeds, and pulse 2 or 3 times until a smooth ball forms.
• Shape dough into 6 balls** of equal size. Place balls on baking surface approximately 2 to 3 inches apart*** and press each ball down with your hands to create a disk shape that's about 1 inch thick.
• Bake in preheated 400 ℉ (200 ℃) oven for 12 to 14 minutes. When done, biscuits should be golden on top.
• Serve immediately or cool and store in an air tight contain (they'll stay fresh longer in the fridge) and reheat when ready to serve.

Notes

*Or sub with 2 cups of oat flour, whole wheat flour, whole wheat pastry flour or whole einkorn flour. You may need to add more flour, a little at a time, if dough is too wet to easily handle.
**Dividing this dough into 6 parts makes for large biscuits, about 4 inches wide. If you prefer smaller biscuits you can divide this dough into more parts. Just keep in mind that smaller biscuits will likely require a slightly shorter cooking time.
***Biscuits can be baked closer together if using a pyrex pan. The distance between biscuits is not all that important because if they touch they will still come apart easily.

Recipe post with lots of step by step photos https://maximalistvegan.com/savory/spelt-caraway-biscuits/?utm_source=rdt

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[u/AnalogOrbiter]

Thanks for posting something that actually doesn't have added oils / butter. This sub explicitly abandoned that parameter a long time ago

[u/MaximalistVegan → u/AnalogOrbiter]

I'm actually pretty strongly adherent to no oil both in my recipes and my own life. Sometimes I'll grease a pizza pan with a little olive oil and I have one cake where I use two tablespoons, but I really believe in cutting back as much as possible at home. Hard to avoid some oil if you eat out.

[u/GoodAttiatude → u/AnalogOrbiter]

Not sure about where you're at but all plant milks over here either have oil added or come from oily plants and are oilier than those with added sunflower oil...

[u/putaka-19]

honestly, eating more plant-based foods easier than I expected!!

[u/grandidieri]

Nice! I think you'd probably get some use out of https://recipedive.com - check it out when you get a chance :)

[u/BruckerSacdiyo10 → u/grandidieri]

dunno, the link feels a little spammy. got a specific recipe off there you actually make? that'd sell me more than a bare link.

[u/BruckerSacdiyo10]

caraway in a biscuit is such a good call, reminds me of rye bread. does the spelt make them dense at all? i usually do a flax egg but never tried it in biscuits so curious how they hold up

[u/MaximalistVegan → u/BruckerSacdiyo10]

They're a on the dense side but a lot of that is because they're 100% whole grain. It's more about the flour, I think

[u/BruckerSacdiyo10 → u/MaximalistVegan]

totally fair, whole grain always comes out heavier. i've just accepted that dense is the price of admission if i want to actually feel full past 3am.