Cream Biscuits
Easy, flaky, and delicious! Enjoy the tender goodness of James Beard's Cream Biscuits – so simple to make, you'll never miss the butter.
Servings: 8 biscuits
Calories: 207kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 TBSP baking powder
- 2 teaspoons Sugar
- 3/4-1 cup heavy cream
- 1 TBSP melted butter -optional for the tops of the biscuits
Instructions
- preheat the oven to 425˚
- sift the dry ingredients
- stir in the cream, starting with 3/4 of a cup and keep adding just until you have a workable dough that does not crumble
- knead lightly for a minute
- pat out the dough to about 3/4s of an inch thick on a baking stone
- cut out as many biscuits as you can
- gather the leftover dough and pat it out again and cut more biscuits or fashion the leftovers into little mini biscuits for kids
- brush the tops with melted butter
- bake on a 425˚ oven for 15-18 minutes
- serve hot with butter or jam or gravy
Nutrition
Serving: 1biscuit | Calories: 207kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 468mg | Potassium: 55mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 372IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 108mg | Iron: 2mg