5 from 21 votes
How to Make Biscuits
This biscuit recipe uses all-purpose flour combined with baking powder for leavening, creating fluffy and flaky biscuits with a slight sweetness. Heavy cream enriches the dough, providing tenderness and moisture. The biscuits are shaped with a floured cutter, baked until golden, and served warm with versatile accompaniments.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings:
12
biscuits
Calories:
272 kcal
Course:
Side Dish, Bread
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour (15 ounces)
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/4 cups heavy cream plus more as needed
Instructions
- Adjust oven rack to upper-middle position and heat oven to 450 degrees. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in large bowl. Stir in cream until combined, about 30 seconds. Turn out dough onto lightly floured counter, gather into ball, and knead briefly until smooth, about 30 seconds. If dough is too crumbly, add an additional teaspoon of heavy cream to get smooth dough. Repeat if necessary.
- Shape dough into 3/4-inch-thick round. Dip 2 1/2-inch round biscuit cutter in flour and cut out biscuits, recombining scraps as needed to yield 12 biscuits. Place rounds on prepared baking sheet. (Baking sheet with biscuits can be wrapped in plastic wrap and refrigerated for up to 2 hours.)
- Bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes, rotating sheet halfway through baking. Transfer to wire rack and let cool for 5 minutes.
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Notes
- Check your baking powder freshness by testing with boiling water; fresh powder will bubble vigorously.
- Cut and shape biscuits can be refrigerated up to 2 hours before baking to freeze the dough raw after slicing for longer storage.
- Store baked biscuits in an airtight container at room temperature for up to one week.
- For a glossy finish, brush biscuits with an egg yolk and cream wash before baking.
- This recipe yields 12 biscuits with a fluffy, flaky texture suitable for various meals.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1biscuit
Calories
272kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
26g
(9%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
17g
(26%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Cholesterol
61mg
(20%)
Sodium
269mg
(11%)
Potassium
67mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
656IU
(13%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
93mg
(9%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 biscuits
Amount Per Serving
Calories 272
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1biscuit | |
| Calories | 272kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 26g | 9% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 17g | 26% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 61mg | 20% |
| Sodium | 269mg | 11% |
| Potassium | 67mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 656IU | 13% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 93mg | 9% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.