Americas Test Kitchen Quick Easy Cream Biscuits
These are truly the easiest ever cream biscuits!! No cutting in cold butter or cutting out biscuits. Just mix the ingredients together and drop the biscuits on the pan. They are crispy on the outside and moist and fluffy on the inside. All thanks to the America's Test Kitchen trick of heating the cream before mixing. It works great!! And you will not believe what a great biscuit you get with extraordinarily little effort. They are especially good if you are making them with sausage gravy (Find my recipe for Zesty Sausage Gravy here)! If you are putting all the work into making gravy, you don't want to spend a lot of time on the biscuits!
Start by preheating your oven to 450°, and placing the rack in the upper-middle position. Make sure you don't skip this step! These biscuits take so little time to make, you'll want to make sure your oven is hot and ready to go!
Sift (or whisk) together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. I like to sift as I think the biscuits turn out a little fluffier. But this is not required from the original ATK recipe. Just my preference…plus I love my vintage sifter!! I also find it easiest to sift my ingredients on to a piece of parchment paper. It makes it very easy to move your ingredients to your mixing bowl. Then you can use the same piece of parchment to line your sheet pan for baking.
Microwave cream until it is warmed to between 95-100 degrees. It should only take about 60-90 seconds. Stir halfway through.
Stir the cream into the flour mixture until a light fluffy dough forms.
Spray a large scoop or a ¼ cup measuring cup with cooking spray. Scoop the dough and place 2 inches apart on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. If you use a measuring cup, you'll get a more traditional shaped biscuit, but I like the rustic look of these babies!
If you want to touch up the shape of your biscuits, spray your hand with bit of cooking spray and reshape.
Bake for 10-14 minutes, or until the biscuits are golden brown. Rotate the baking sheet halfway through baking to ensure even browning.
Brush hot biscuits with melted butter, smother with butter and strawberry jam…. or better yet, sausage gravy!
To reheat these Easiest Ever Cream Biscuits, bake in a preheated 300° oven for 10 minutes. Enjoy!!
Easiest Ever Cream Biscuits
These are truly the easiest biscuits to make. No working in cold butter or cutting out biscuits. Just mix the ingredients together and drop on the biscuits on the pan. They are crispy on the outside and moist and fluffy on the inside. All thanks to the America's Test Kitchen trick of heating the cream before mixing. It works great!! And you will not believe what a great biscuit you get with extraordinarily little effort. They are especially good if you are making them with sausage gravy... if you are putting all the work in to make gravy, you don't want to spend a lot of time on the biscuits!
Servings: 12 Biscuits
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 ½ teaspoon Kosher salt
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 4 tablespoons butter melted (optional)
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Preheat oven to 450°, and place rack in upper-middle position.
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Sift (or whisk) together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
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Microwave cream until just warmed to 95-100 degrees. It should take 60-90 seconds. Stir halfway through.
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Stir the cream into the flour mixture until a light fluffy dough forms.
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Spray a large scoop or a ¼ cup measuring cup with cooking spray. Scoop dough and place 2 inches apart on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. If you use a measuring cup, you'll get a more traditional shaped biscuit. If you want to touch up the shape of your biscuits, spray your hand with bit of cooking spray and reshape.
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Bake for 10-14 minutes, or until the biscuits are golden brown. Rotate the baking sheet halfway through baking to ensure even browning.
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Brush hot biscuits with melted butter…. or better yet, sausage gravy! See my sausage gravy recipe at http://www.foodandfestivities.com
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To reheat leftover biscuits, bake in 300° oven for 10 minutes.
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Source: https://foodandfestivities.com/2021/01/31/easiest-ever-cream-biscuits/