Vegan Pumpkin and Potato Stew with Rosemary Biscuits

Step 1

Start by combining the almond milk and apple cider vinegar. Stir and side aside.

Step 2

Then add the flour, baking powder, and salt to a mixing bowl. Stir and set that aside too.

Step 3

Then remove the vegan butter from the fridge and cut it into small cubes. It's important that the butter is very cold because cold butter = flakey biscuits :) Add the cubes of vegan butter to the bowl with the flour and mash together with a fork until the mixture resembles sand and no large pieces remain. Next add in the rosemary and curdled almond milk. Using a fork, combine the wet and dry ingredients until a shaggy dough begins to form. Then use clean hands to loosely bring the mixture together into a ball. Don't over mix. Cover and refridgate while you make the rest of the meal.

Step 4

Dice the onions and finely mince the garlic. Wash the musrooms and remove the bottom part of the stem.Then peel the pumpkin and the potatoes and chop into large bite sized cubes. Set everything aside.

Step 5

Next heat an oven-safe pot to medium high heat. Add the oil and sautee the onions for 2-3 minutes. Break the mushrooms into large pieces and add them to the pot along with the garlic. Lower heat a little if needed. Cook for 2-3 minutes to brown and then add the dried sage, fresh rosemary, salt, and red pepper flakes. Stir and then add the miso and white wine.

Step 6

Increase the heat to allow the wine cook down for 2-3 minutes, and stir occasionally.

Step 7

Then add the pumpkin, lentils, potatoes, and veggie broth. In a small bowl, combine the flour with 3 tbsp of water and mix smooth. Stir that into the pot and bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce the heat to low and cover. Simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Step 8

Preheat the oven to Roll out the dough between two pieces of parchment paper until it is about 1/4" thick. Then dip a cookie cutter or the rim of a drinking glass into flour and use it to cut 8 round shapes in the dough. Set aside.Finish the gravy by first removing the sprig of rosemary from the stew and discard. Add in the vegan butter and mix well. I often use my wooden spoon to mash some of the pumpkin and potatoes slightly, this helps to thinken the gravy as well. Just a little bit though because you want this stew to be chunky. Then taste the gravy to see if you need to add more salt and adjust as desired. Carefully place the bicuits on top of the stew and transfer to the oven. Bake on the center rack for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown around the edges of the biscuits. Spoon into bowls, top with a biscuit, and enjoy!