Cream Cheese Buttermilk Biscuits
Buttery and flaky, these biscuits make a tasty egg and bacon sandwich or slathered with apple jelly. Cream cheese and butter give them a nice flavor and soft texture. Kneading and folding the dough gives you those beautiful layers!
Servings 12 biscuits
Calories 197kcal
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour measured correctly
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup + plus 1 tablespoon buttermilk
- 4 ounces cream cheese cut into 1/2-inch cubes then frozen for 30 minutes
- 4 tablespoons butter salted or unsalted (I used salted, it's what I prefer.) cut into cubes and frozen for 30 minutes
Instructions
- Cube cream cheese and butter and freeze for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
- To a bowl, add flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, baking soda, cream cheese, and butter.
- Using a pastry cutter, mix ingredients until it resembles coarse meal.
- Stir in buttermilk until combined. This dough will appear dry.
- Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead 4 to 5 times until the dough comes together.
- Press dough into a 3/4 inch thick rectangle and cut into twelve 2-inch squares.
- Transfer to a baking sheet and bake until golden brown 12 to 15 minutes.
- Serve warm
Nutrition
Calories: 197kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 326mg | Potassium: 174mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 277IU | Calcium: 81mg | Iron: 2mg
