Wheat Belly Holiday Recipes: Healthy Biscuits and Gravy

Biscuits and gravy: the ultimate comfort food . . . one you thought you’d never have again! The familiar dish of breakfast and holiday meals is recreated here with a delicious gravy that you can pour over freshly-baked hot biscuits. Because it contains no wheat or other unhealthy thickeners like cornstarch made with junk carbohydrates, there should be no blood sugar or insulin problems with this dish, nor joint pain, edema, acid reflux, mind “fog,” or dandruff—–life is good without grains! Grain-free biscuits and gravy are also much more filling than their grain-based counterparts. It means that, should you prepare these biscuits as part of a larger holiday meal, you may get by with preparing fewer dishes, as your family and guests will find themselves full with less food. While the gravy is also dairy-free for those with dairy intolerances, the biscuits are not, as there are cheese and butter in the biscuits, both of which are optional, e.g., leave out the cheese and replace butter with coconut or other oil. Makes 10 biscuits Gravy: 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 pound loose sausage meat 2½ cups beef broth ½ can (13.6 ounces) coconut milk or cream 1 tablespoon onion powder 1 teaspoon garlic powder ½ teaspoon sea salt Dash ground black pepper Biscuits: 1 cup shredded cheddar (or other) cheese 2 cups almond meal/flour ¼ cup coconut flour ¾ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon sea salt 2 large eggs 4 ounces butter, melted (or other oil, e.g., extra-light ...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Recipes Wheat Belly Lifestyle Dr. Davis gluten gluten-free grain-free grains Source Type: blogs