Thursday, June 23, 2011

SCD - legal 'Blender Biscuits'

So… I took a crack at making SCD-legal dinner rolls, and I think I figured out a tasty alternative. SCD refers to the 'specific carbohydrate diet,' and rules out all grains, starchy vegetables and uncultured or un-aged dairy products. Most sweeteners are also illegal according to the SCD, as are things such as baking powder. A friend of mine recently adopted this diet, and has lamented the severely restricted foods that are allowed. In response, I went to work concocting these incredibly healthy and tasty biscuits, which I affectionately call 'Blender Biscuits.'

1 3lb butternut squash, cut in half, coat insides with olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt.
Roast at 350/375 for an hour or until tender when pricked with a fork.

8oz shredded aged white cheddar
1 1/2 c almond flour
1 can coconut milk (not light)
3 eggs
1 TBSP sea salt
1/3 c olive oil

2 onions, chopped
1-2 TBSP dried rosemary
3 cloves garlic, shredded/finely chopped
1/2 c olive oil

Sautee the onions, rosemary, and 1/2 c olive oil until onions are very transparent and almost beginning to caramelize. Add the salt and garlic, stir a few times and let cook for about a minute. Put this onion mixture into your blender with the can of coconut milk, and puree it. Fit as much of the squash in the blender with the mixture as you can, and add a 1/3 c water. This should give you a nice creamy paste. Pour this into bowl with remaining squash that wasn't pureed, if any, and add the cheese, almond flour, eggs and remaining (1/3 c olive oil). Mix well, pour into greased muffin tins(not light, I know :)) and bake at 375 for 30-35 min until brown on top and fork inserted in middle comes out reasonably clean. They will be moist but firm up nicely when they cool. Enjoy. :)

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