From back when I had friends that brewed beer, i froze a bunch of spent grain to make bread and things in the future.
I took some out to make some biscuits to enjoy with our fav shrimp dish recently.
If you don’t have spent grain – here is another option of a zucchini biscuit with buttermilk.
Spent grain buttermilk biscuits
December 21, 2020
Category
Bread
Spent Grain
Persons
6
Serving Size
1 biscuit
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
20 minutes
Total Time
35 minutes
Notes
This is the half recipe. Double or more for what you need!
Original recipe can be found here at the brooklyn brew shop
Ingredients
- 3/4 cups flour
- 1/2 – 1 cup Spent Grain (wet or dry)
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold and cubed
- 1/2 cup cheddar, shredded
- 1/2 cup buttermilk, shaken. if using powder, add powder to dry and add water to wet.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
- Stir together flour, spent grain, baking powder and soda, and salt. (buttermilk powder if using it)
- Blend in butter with butter cutter until mixture resembles a coarse meal.
- Stir in cheese until just combined. Add buttermilk or water and stir until just combined.
- Using a baking mat or a well buttered baking sheet drop dough into mounds (for more uniform biscuits use well buttered ring molds).
- Bake 15 minutes. Let cool slightly and enjoy!
Verdict: such a fun way to create a biscuit. Lets you use “free” ingredient to extend your flour etc!
