Spicy Cheesy Biscuits (Vegan)

These are the cheesiest tasting vegan biscuits I have ever tasted. The magic ingredient? Nutritional yeast. With some extra spice added (I used ghost pepper, but this recipe uses more mild chili peppers), these biscuits transform into flavor filled gems. Try them out and let me know what you think!

Ingredients:

2 cups all purpose flour
1/4 cup nutritional yeast
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons coconut oil (solid)
1-2 chili peppers diced into very small pieces (sub any other type of spicy pepper)
1 cup almond milk
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Instructions:

Following these instructions exactly will provide the best results.

1. Add 1 tablespoon of lemon juice into the almond milk and set aside. This is how we make vegan "buttermilk."
2. Mix the flour, nutritional yeast, baking powder, baking soda, salt and chili peppers together.
3. Add the coconut oil into the flour mixture. The coconut oil should be in solid form (if your coconut oil has melted due to heat, place the oil into the fridge so that it can harden). Once the coconut oil has been mixed into the flour mixture, the flour will have a "crumbled" look.
4. Add in the almond milk/lemon juice mixture into the flour mixture. Stir until combined, but do not overmix. The dough will be very sticky.
5. Cut the dough with a knife or pastry cutter into eight pieces.
6. After flouring your hands, grab each piece and create a flattened disc shape. Place on a foiled baking sheet so that the biscuits touch. See photo:

7. After all biscuits are placed on the foiled baking sheet, use your thumb to create a divot thumbprint in the middle of each biscuit. This prevents the biscuits from becoming dome shaped in the oven. (Technique Credit: Minimalist Baker).
8. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes at 450 degrees. The biscuits will be a golden brown color. 
9. Enjoy!

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