Healthy Breakfast Biscuits

I love biscuits and gravy in the morning, but these biscuits are so much healthier than the typical bisquick! Of course these biscuits can be made with a variety of things, but we've always made them with our Vegan Breakfast Biscuit Gravy or with some yummy jam in the morning. Originally from Patricia LaVanture's cooking program.

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Yields: 8-16 biscuits

Ingredients

• 1  cup water, warm
• 1  tablespoon honey or 1⁄2 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1  tablespoon  yeast
• 1 1⁄2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 1⁄2 cups  golden white flour or 1 1⁄2 cups unbleached white flour
• 2  tablespoons wheat germ
• 1⁄4 cup  oil
• 1  teaspoon salt

Directions

1. Mix the water, honey or sugar, yeast and 3/4 cup each of the whole wheat and Golden White flours.
2. together. Let stand until light, about 15 minutes.
3. Add the other 3/4 cup of each type of flour, along with the remaining ingredients and knead lightly.
4. Roll or pat out on a lightly oiled counter top to 3/4-inch thickness. Dust top of dough with flour. Cut with biscuit cutter or glass dipped in flour.
5. Place cut biscuits on parchment paper lined baking sheets. Let rise on pan 15 - 20 minutes,then bake at 350°F until light brown, about 15 minutes.