Budget Friendly Tuna Biscuit Pockets and Creamy Mushroom Gravy
These Budget Friendly Tuna Biscuit Pockets and Creamy Mushroom Gravy are delicious and so simple to make and can be ready in just 30 minutes or less. They feature canned tuna in a tasty baking powder biscuit pocket served with creamy mushroom gravy.
1cupwhole-wheat flouroptional, may use substitute all-purpose flour
2cupsall-purpose flour
1 ½tablespoonsbaking powdersame as 4 ½ teaspoons
1teaspoonsalt
½cupvegetable oilscant
1cuplow-fat milk
Tuna Mixture
7.5ouncestunafrom can, in water not oil
1largeeggunbeaten
½cupceleryminced
Mushroom Gravy
2teaspoonsgarlicminced
1cuponionsfinely chopped
1cupmushroomsfinely chopped
½cupunsalted butter
½cupall-purpose flour
2cupsmilk
1 ½cupschicken broth
½teaspoon saltoptional and to taste
Instructions
Preheat oven to 450°.
In medium bowl, combine flours, baking powder and salt.
In measuring cup, combine oil and milk.
Pour oil milk mixture all at once into flour mixture.
Stir with a fork until mixture cleans side of the bowl and rounds up into a ball.
Using a cutting board or mat sprinkled with flour, smooth dough by kneading about 10 times.
Place dough between two sheets of waxed paper, 9 x 12-inches.
Using a rolling pin, roll out until dough reaches edges of paper.
Peel off top paper and cut dough into 12 pieces. Tip: cut 9-inch side into three portions then 12-inch side into four, approximately 3-inch cuts.
Spread tuna filling over each square. Roll up and place sealed side down on ungreased baking sheet.
Bake 10-15 minutes at 450°.
To Make Mushroom Gravy
In a large saucepan, saute garlic, onion and mushrooms until soft. Remove from pan and set aside.
In same large pan, melt butter over medium heat, stirring constantly so butter does not burn.
Quickly whisk in flour and cook for 2 minutes. Whisk constantly to avoid burning.
Add in milk and broth and whisk until blended.
Add sauteed garlic, onion and mushrooms that had been set aside.
Bring to a boil and stir regularly to avoid burning (yes, have you gotten the idea this can happen quickly!) Reduce heat and simmer until thickened, about 10 minutes, stirring often.
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Notes
You can substitute canned cream of mushroom soup for the homemade mushroom gravy. Use two cans of soup to one can of soup to make the "mushroom gravy".Make ahead tip: In medium bowl, combine dry ingredients. Cover and set aside until you are ready to make the rest of the recipe. It may seem like a small step but one a busy days, every minute counts if you can do some of the prep ahead of time!