Going gluten-free there is always the detox from bread and the ever-long search for the best replacements. Being gluten-free now for over 6 years I have tried a LOT of gluten-free “bread” replacements and some have been ok some good, and a very few a real win. This is one that is in the WIN category.
These biscuits are gluten-free, sugar-free, and Paleo. Though, honestly, I eat what I call an ancestorial diet more than anything else (aka what our ancestors ate) with a few “modern” exceptions lol.
You may be thinking “tallow” what the heck is that? Well, my friend tallow is the secret ingredient to this biscuit recipe. You can totally substitute it with grass-fed butter or ghee…..but trust me it is just not the same but in a pinch, they will due.
What is tallow and why it makes these biscuits so GOOD
So what is tallow? Grass-Fed Grass-Finished Tallow is simply beef suet (fat) that has been rendered down. Very similar to lard, which is rendered down pork fat. Tallow is LOADED and I do mean LOADED with health benefits!
Click here to read all about the health benefits of Tallow and why it was one of the most coveted parts of any harvested animal for thousands of years up until about the last 100 years or so when “fat” became a dirty word and demonized in our culture.
This started back in around the 1940 and 50s when a doctor, with absolutely no evidence, convinced Americans that fat was causing the heart conditions they were starting to see run rapid….. spoiler alert it was and still is from sugar.
Somehow this doctor’s opinion became fact and thus launched the “fat-free” era. Not even a decade later after removing good healthy fats from the American diet started the domino effect of the health pandemic we see today.
Tallow from Grass-Fed Grass-Finished cows contains all kinds of amazing health benefits like:
Grass-fed Grass-Finished Beef Benefits:
- is LOADED with antioxidants
- anti-microbial palmitoleic acid
- conjugated linoleic acid (linked to cancer prevention and improved brain function which is a natural anti-inflammatory)
- rich source of vitamin E, A, K, D, and B12
- contains more carotenoids
- fat-soluble vitamins
- omega 3 fatty acid
- omega 7 fatty acid
- omega 9 fatty acid
- reduces waste is sustainable
- tallow is allergen-free
- high smoke point
- Tallow fat packs a mighty and healthy carb-free punch of energy which is exactly what our brains need to
- optimize gut health by not eating processed seed oils
If you have ever visited my blog before you know that I used food as medicine and clean nontoxic living to heal my autoimmune system naturally (despite doctors saying it was impossible).
Sharing in every recipe health facts is kind of like a “cliff notes” version to sum up my last almost decade of research in healing my body in hopes these nuggets will stick with you and help you and your family use food as a medicine too!
Gluten-Free Tallow Biscuit Recipe…..
These are honestly SO easy and a great base recipe. They could be made sweet, like in paleo monkey bread. Served as a good old fashion breakfast biscuit, or could be made into something like garlic bread for dinners.
The sky is the limit (comment below any amazing recipes you come up with using this as your base recipe….I would love to try them)!
What you will need:
- Tallow (Butter or Ghee will work if that is all you have)
- Grass-Fed Butter or Ghee
- Egg
- Coconut Flour
- Sea Salt
- Tapioca Flour
- Water
Garlic powder & Italian Seasoning if you are going for the garlic bread version. Monk fruit sweetener and cinnamon, or honey or maple syrup if you are going for the sweeter versions. Or a homemade chia seed jam would be great too (store bough is LOADED with sugar you want to stay clear of those).
For mixing a food processor works best (or quickest), but a good ol’ fashion hand mixing will work too.
Preheat your oven to 350° and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Gluten Free Paleo Tallow Biscuits
These biscuits will make you forget all about those gluten loaded ones you ate grwoing up!
- 1/4 cup grass-fed grass-finished tallow
- 1/4 cup butter or ghee
- 1/2 cup warm water
- 3/4 cup tapioca flour
- 1/4 cup coconut flour
- 1 large egg
Preheat your oven to 350° and line a baking dish with parchment for easy cleanup, grease your baking dish if you will not be using parchment paper.
Take all the ingredients together in a food processor or mixing bowl and combine well until it starts to form a ball or large clumps. In a food processor, this is normally right around a minute mark. Hand mixing takes a bit longer to use the heat of your hands to incorporate all the ingredients together.
Roll into your desired serving size (1″ balls are what I like to use)
Bake for 25-30 minutes depending on your oven …..but I will be honest I sometimes pull mine out around the 10-15 minute mark and they are done just not hardened up as much as a biscuit would be, but great to note in a time pinch lol.
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