BACK TO RESULTS \\ Diet & Nutrition Recipes Easy Phosphorus-Free Drop Biscuits

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose white flour
  • 1 tablespoon Homemade Phosphorus-Free Baking Powder
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup chilled unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
  • 1 cup liquid nondairy creamer

Preparation

  1. Preheat oven to 450° F.
  2. In a large bowl, combine flour, phosphorus-free baking powder, sugar and salt.
  3. With a pastry blender or fork, cut the buuter into flour mixture until it resembles course crumbs. 
  4. Add nondairy creamer, 1/4 cup at a time, and mix lightly until moistened.
  5. Drop batter by the tablespoon onto a lightly greased baking sheet.
  6. Bake in the preheated oven until golden on the edges, about 8 to12 minutes.
  7. 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.
SodiumPotassiumPhosphorus
Biscuit made with low cream of tartar based leavening196 mg139 mg40 mg
Biscuit made with regular phosphorus based baking powder177 mg40 mg177 mg

Submitted by:

DaVita renal dietitian Mary L. from Kansas.

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

Added Sugar

g

Kidney and kidney diabetic food choices

1-1/2 starch
2 fat

Carbohydrate choices

1-1/2

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