Monday, February 27, 2012

easy onion drop biscuits: no eggs no butter, tender and flaky in 15 minutes!

onion biscuits

These savoury, tender and flaky biscuits are really easy to make and go well with stews and soups and are good enough to munch away on their own. I crumbled them over this cumin  roasted cauliflower soup. The best part is that it uses very common pantry staples and yes,  no eggs and no butter. Still delicious.
There should really be nothing more for me to say to convince you to try them immediately. Now.

cauliflower soup with onion biscuits


Easy Onion Drop  Biscuits 
Recipe adapted from here 

Yield: Makes about 20 biscuits

Ingredients
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 2 tablespoons white sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup canola oil ( The original recipe uses melted butter but I prefer oil) 
  • 1 cup milk ( any kind is ok. You can use soy or almond milk to make this dairy free) 
Optional add ins:
  • 3 tablespoons onion powder ( Or you can use caramelized onions that have been diced very finely and the water squeezed ot of them using a kitchen towel) 
  • 1 tablespoon chilli flakes
  • 1/4 tsp chilli powder
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
Directions

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
In a large bowl, combine all the dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, sugar, onion powder, chilli powder, flakes and salt.
Stir in the oil and milk with a fork just until moistened.
Drop tablespoons of the batter on a lightly greased baking sheet
Bake in the preheated oven until golden on the edges, about 8 to 12 minutes. Serve warm.
Store in airtight container or zip bag at room temperature for up to two days. You could freeze them for longer.
The will get a little soft after the first day. You can re crisp them by warming in the oven for about 5 mins.

This is a great basic biscuit recipe to customize. Add some grated cheddar and chopped chives to make cheddar chive biscuits. Add minced garlic and oregano.. you get the idea. You can also just make them plain and serve with butter and jam for a sweet breakfast treat.

30 comments:

  1. Mags can I come over there???? Let me know..Looks awesome. And my kinda of dinner.

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    1. Pavi I'm so thrilled you like them! Your Db biscuits had me craving them :)

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  2. Fabulous recipe and the biscuits look so good. Bookmarked!!

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    1. Thanks Poornia! I hope you try it soon. Do let me know how they turn out :)

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  3. Mouthwatering here.....love ur clicks!!!!

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  4. No butter, no eggs?!! Sounds amazing Rose!

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  5. this looks delicious! And what an interesting accompaniment to soup!

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    1. I made them because we ran out of bread on soup night and I must say that was the first time I was happy I ran out of bread!

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  6. this sounds great dear.....will try this for sure..

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    1. Ooh! Do let me know if you try it and if you blog it I would love to link you from here :)

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  7. the recipe title itself is very intresting..nice recipe

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    1. haha Thanks Ramya I was afraid it might be too long but I was just really excited about how great this recipe is and really wanted to convey it!

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  8. I ate that and so did some of our other friends and we went crazy over these biscuits! I am SO gonna make it. Thanks for blogging about it sweetie :)

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    1. yay! Thanks Kankana :) Now you please share that mind blowing mutton biriyani soon!

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  9. Awesomeness! I love biscuits and the Husband loves his healthy dose of onions. Perfectly delicious, Rose :)

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    1. Thank you Kiran! hope you and your husband enjoy these soon :)

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  10. Looks very delicious dear. Never made this before and your clicks are making me drool.

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    1. Thank you Zareena! You should try making them :) Very easy but so addictive!

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  11. this looks simple and yumm too.....

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    1. Thanks Maha! They are definitely simple and yum too :)

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  12. Yummy!!!! Bookmarked the site…
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  13. These look so amazing Rose, no egg and no butter is even more better :)

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  14. The contents are really good…
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  15. interesting recipe...looks delicious !

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  16. Wow! Voy a tratar de hacer que este fin de semana..gracias por la receta.

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