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This 2 Ingredient Cream Biscuits Recipe is the classic biscuit recipe your family will love, except it’s even easier than what mom used to make.
This recipe can be made up in minutes, with no extra fuss or complicated steps. They’re flaky and buttery and add a touch of luxury to your dinner table.
Serve them up as a side dish to dinner or as an easy breakfast treat; either way these delectable biscuits will be sure to be a hit. The perfect accompaniment to roasted vegetables or a hearty stew too.
Restaurant Style Dinner Rolls
With only two simple ingredients, you can make a batch of buttery and fluffy biscuits that are perfect with any meal or as an afternoon snack.
Plus, they taste just like those delectable warm rolls at your favorite restaurant. Follow along our easy steps and top-notch tips to make amazing and easy homemade biscuits right in your own kitchen.
2-Ingredient Biscuit Dough
Only two ingredients are needed for this simple yet delicious biscuit dough. Equal parts of heavy cream and self-rising flour. You can whip up a batch in no time flat. No rising time. This quick bread is so easy, you can make easy biscuits even on a busy weeknight.
Making this Simple Recipe for 2 Ingredient Cream Biscuits
Even if you have never done any baking in your life, I bet you can make this recipe.
Just 5 minutes of prep and 10 minutes baking and you’ll have delicious biscuits in just 15 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 450°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. You can also use a large cast iron skillet for baking these simple biscuits.
In a large bowl, mix together 2 cups of self-rising flour and 2 cups of Greek yogurt until a soft dough forms. Pro Tip. If you add any of the optional ingredients such as granulated sugar or shredded cheddar cheese, add it to the dough mixture right away.
Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead gently a few times just until the dough comes together. Pro Tip. Don’t overmix so the dough stays soft and flaky.
Use a rolling pin and roll or pat the dough out to a ½-inch thickness. Cut the dough into biscuits. A biscuit cutter works nicely for this. However, if you do not have one, a drinking glass or coffee cup will work to cut out the biscuit dough. You can also cut into 2-inch squares if desired. Pro Tips. You can also cut into 2-inch squares if desired. Make drop biscuits. Rather than rolling out the dough, just use a large cookie scoop to scoop out the dough.
Transfer to the prepared cookie sheet or an ungreased cast iron skillet.
Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until the biscuits are fluffy and golden brown.
For extra flavor, brush the tops with melted butter.
Serve These with Whipped Honey Butter – you’ll thank me. Delicious!
Recipe Variations and Additions
In place of the heavy whipping cream, you can use whole-milk Greek yogurt or buttermilk. Each one will have a slightly different tasting dough. However, all three are delicious.
If you like Cheddar Cheese biscuits, just add 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese to the dough before baking.
Make a sweet dough by adding 2 Tablespoons of granulated sugar. This dough is delicious served with room temperature butter and your favorite jam or jelly. Add the sweet dough to the top of a fruit cobbler and taste the end result. So yummy and so easy.
How to Store Leftover Biscuits
It is best to store leftover biscuits at room temperature. They will last up to 2 days. Keep them in a paper bag, aluminum foil or a plastic bag to keep them from drying out too much.
They will keep longer if stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container; about 1 week.
How to Reheat Biscuits in Air Fryer
While you can reheat your homemade biscuits in an oven or toaster oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 8 minutes. It is even faster if you reheat them in an air fryer.
Air fryers bake quickly so at 350 degrees Fahrenheit you only need to reheat them for 2-4 minutes.
Make your own self-rising flour using all-purpose flour.
Self-rising Flour is a very easy recipe to make at home. White Lily Self-Rising Flour and King Arthur Self-Rising Flour both makes wonderful biscuits. However, you can make these with all-purpose flour, you just need to measure carefully and add two ingredients for each cup of flour.
- 1 Cup All-Purpose Flour
- 1 ½ Teaspoon Baking Powder
- ¼ Teaspoon Salt
Make sure to measure your flour carefully. For this recipe it is important to get the correct baking powder to flour ratio. So use something flat like a butter knife to run across the top of your measuring cup so you don’t end up with too much flour.
2 Ingredient Cream Biscuits Recipe
This 2 Ingredient Cream Biscuits Recipe is the classic biscuit recipe your family will love, except it’s even easier than what mom used to make.This recipe can be made up in minutes, with no extra fuss or complicated steps. They’re flaky and buttery and add a touch of luxury to your dinner table.
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time10 minutes mins
Total Time15 minutes mins
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: 30 minute meal, bread recipe, easy recipe, quick bread
Servings: 8 Biscuits
Calories: 315kcal
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Kitchen Essentials
Ingredients
- 2 Cups Self-Rising Flour
- 2 Cups Heavy Whipping Cream Greek Yogurt, optional
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 450°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. You can also use a large cast iron skillet for baking these simple biscuits.
In a large bowl, mix together 2 cups of self-rising flour and 2 cups of heavy cream until a soft dough forms. Pro Tip. If you add any of the optional ingredients such as granulated sugar or shredded cheddar cheese, add it to the dough mixture right away.
Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead gently a few times just until the dough comes together. Pro Tip. Don’t overmix so the dough stays soft and flaky.
Use a rolling pin and roll or pat the dough out to a ½-inch thickness. Cut the dough into biscuits. A biscuit cutter works nicely for this. However, if you do not have one, a drinking glass or coffee cup will work to cut out the biscuit dough. Pro Tips. You can also cut into 2-inch squares if desired. Make drop biscuits. Rather than rolling out the dough, just use a large cookie scoop to scoop out the dough.
Place biscuits on a prepared cookie sheet with parchment paper or an ungreased cast iron skillet.
Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until the biscuits are fluffy and golden brown.
For extra flavor, brush the tops of the biscuits with melted butter.
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Make your own self-rising flour using all-purpose flour.
Self-rising Flour is a very easy recipe to make at home.
• 1 Cup All-Purpose Flour
• 1 ½ Teaspoon Baking Powder
• ¼ Teaspoon Salt
Make sure to measure your flour carefully. For this recipe it is important to get the correct baking powder to flour ratio. So use something flat like a butter knife to run across the top of your measuring cup so you don’t end up with too much flour.
Nutrition
Calories: 315kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 67mg | Sodium: 17mg | Potassium: 88mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 875IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 0.3mg
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