Basic Biscuit Crust

Title:
Basic Biscuit Crust

Yield:
1 Servings

Categories:
Vegetarian,
Vegan,
Crust




Ingredients:





 1 3/4 c  Unbleached or whole wheat


          -pastry flour


   1/2 ts Salt


     2 ts Baking powder


   1/2 ts Baking soda


     1 tb Safflower or soy margarine


   3/4 c  Soy milk


     2 ts Honey or maple syrup






  Sift flour, salt if desired, baking powder, and baking soda into a large


 bowl. Using a pastry blender or fork, cut the margarine into the flour


 mixture until it resembles coarse meal. In a measruing cup, combine soy


 milk and honey or syrup. Add the liquid mixture to the flour mixture,


 stirring with a fork to form a stiff dough. Add more buttermilk if dough is


 too dry.


  Knead lightly in bowl, about 3 to 5 minutes, until the dough is no longer


 sticky. Thenturn out onto lightly floured surface.Rollout into desired


 shape. Makes enough crust to cover a 9- by 12-inch baking pan.


 


  Per serving: 128 cal; 4 g prot; 3 g fat; 21 g carb; 0 chol; 211 mg sod; 1


 g fiber; vegan


 


  Adapted from Vegetarian Times, Nov 93/MM by DEEANNE


 


 From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini