Cream Biscuits

Name: Cream Biscuits
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 20
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 liters (or more) bleached all purpose flour; 2 Tbsps Homemade Baking Powder; 1 Tbsp coarse kosher salt; 177 milliliters half and half; 1 liters heavy whipping cream; 177 milliliters (11/2 sticks) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes

Cream Biscuits might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. This recipe serves 20. One serving contains 402 calories, 5g of protein, and 32g of fat. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. Head to the store and pick up half and half, heavy whipping cream, coarse kosher salt, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Position 1 rack in top third and 1 rack in bottom third of oven and preheat to 450°F.

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Combine 41/2 cups flour, baking powder, and salt in large bowl; whisk to blend.

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Baking Powder

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

Add butter cubes and rub in with fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal.

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Butter

Dry Seasoning Rub

Add cream and half and half and stir just until mixture is moistened and begins to clump together. Turn out dough on floured work surface. Knead gently just until dough holds together, adding more flour by tablespoonfuls if dough is very sticky, about 6 turns.

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Cream

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Roll out dough to 1/2-inch thickness. Using tines of fork dipped into flour, pierce dough all the way through at 1/2-inch intervals. Using 23/4- to 3-inch-diameter biscuit cutter or cookie cutter dipped in flour, cut out dough rounds.

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Biscuits

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Roll

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Cookie Cutter

Transfer dough rounds to 2 ungreased rimmed baking sheets, spacing 1 inch apart.

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Dough

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Baking Sheet

Bake biscuits until light golden brown and tester inserted into centers comes out clean, rotating baking sheets halfway through baking, about 14 minutes Total.

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Biscuits

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Transfer biscuits to cooling racks and cool slightly.

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Biscuits

DO AHEAD: Biscuits can be baked 4 hours ahead.

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Biscuits

Let stand uncovered at room temperature.