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Whipping Cream Biscuits

These biscuits skip the whole butter-cutting routine and still turn out light and tender. Perfect for sopping up sausage gravy or splitting for strawberry shortcake.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 13 minutes
Total Time: 23 minutes

Ingredients

Ingredients (~12 biscuits)

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 1/2 tsp granulated sugar
  • 2 Tbsp baking powder
  • 2 1/4 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 6 Tbsp salted butter melted

For Shortcake Version

  • 1/4 cup + 1 Tbsp granulated sugar instead of 1 1/2 tsp above
  • 2 Tbsp coarse sugar for sprinkling

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 425F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Whisk together flour, salt, sugar, and baking powder in a large bowl.
  • Pour in heavy cream and stir just until a shaggy dough forms.
  • Turn dough onto a floured surface and gently knead 3-4 times until it holds together.
  • Pat dough to 1/2 inch thick.
  • Cut straight down with a biscuit cutter to make about 12 biscuits.
  • Dip top and bottom of each biscuit in melted butter and place on baking sheet almost touching.
  • Bake 12-13 minutes until tops are lightly golden.
  • Serve warm.

Notes

For shortcake version, use 1/4 cup plus 1 Tbsp sugar in dough and sprinkle coarse sugar on tops before baking.
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