Baking Soda Biscuits

While scouring the internet for recipes ideas tonight I had a craving for some of the baking soda biscuits my mom used to make. They were warm, fluffy on the inside crunchy on the outside and tasted amazing smothered in homemade jam. Unfortunately they are also FULL of butter and sugar. Two things which I am trying to stave off. Fortunately I have discovered my magic butter replacement YOGOURT!

I was a bit skeptical that these would turn out quite a rich and fluffy as the original recipe, but they turned out amazingly! As I was mixing up the dough my husband popped his head in the kitchen and asked if I was making cinnamon buns...so I decided to dust my little dough bites with nutmeg, cinnamon and a little bit of Splenda. Let's just say they were splendid!

I still put jam on mine

Fat-Free Baking Soda Biscuits

• 1 c plain fat free yogourt
• 2 c flour (any kind will do, I only had 80% ww on hand)
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2-1 tsp baking soda
• cinnamon, nutmeg & sugar (to taste, if desired)

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
2. Mix all dry ingredients thoroughly in a large bowl.
3. Add yogourt into dry mix. 
4. Get your hands messy! You'll need to knead (no pun intended) the dough to make sure everything is mixed properly. Add more yogourt if too dry or more flour if too wet. You can also add in a few tablespoons of milk if needed.
5. Split the dough into 2 pieces. Roll each of the pieces into logs, about 5cm in diameter (think about the size around as a Tim Bit).
6. Cut the log into bite sized pieces. Take each piece and roll into a Tim Bit sized ball.
7. If desired mix ~ 4 tbsp sugar/Splenda with enough cinnamon and nutmeg to taste in a small dish. Take each dough ball and roll into the sugar mixture and place on a cookie sheet.
8. Bake ~10 min or until tops start to brown. 
9. Enjoy!

Yield: Each little dough bite has about 50 calories (without sugar on top) and are virtually fat free!