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Easy Phosphorus-Free Drop Biscuits
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Portions:
10 biscuits
Serving
Size:
1 biscuit
- Diet
Types:
- CKD non-dialysis
- Diabetes
- Dialysis
- Lower Protein
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose white flour
- 1 tablespoon Homemade Phosphorus-Free Baking Powder (Recipe in Sauces and Seasonings section of DaVita.com)
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup chilled unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- 1 cup liquid nondairy creamer
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 450° F.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, phosphorus-free baking powder, sugar and salt.
- With a pastry blender or fork, cut the buuter into flour mixture until it resembles course crumbs.
- Add nondairy creamer, 1/4 cup at a time, and mix lightly until moistened.
- Drop batter by the tablespoon onto a lightly greased baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until golden on the edges, about 8 to12 minutes.
- Serve warm.
Helpful hints
- Cream of tartar is the potassium acid salt of tartaric acid, which is a by-product of wine making. One teaspoon contains 495 mg potassium. When using cream of tartar with baking soda to replace phosphorus containing baking powder, be aware the potassium content of food will be higher but phosphorus is much lower.
- Limit to one biscuit if you are on a low-potassium diet.
|
Sodium |
Potassium |
Phosphorus |
Biscuit made with low cream of tartar based leavening |
196 mg |
139 mg |
40 mg |
Biscuit made with regular phosphorus based baking powder |
177 mg |
40 mg |
177 mg |
Nutrients per serving
Calories 214
Protein 3 g
Carbohydrates 24 g
Fat 12 g
Cholesterol 26 mg
Sodium 196 mg
Potassium 139 mg
Phosphorus 40 mg
Calcium 8 mg
Fiber 0.6 g
Renal and renal diabetic food choices
- 1-1/2 starch
- 2 fat
Carbohydrate choices
1-1/2
Submitted by: DaVita renal dietitian Mary L. from Kansas.
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