Easy Cream Biscuits

Easy Cream Biscuits - made May 26, 2019 from Melissa's Southern Style Kitchen

My biscuits-without-buttermilk experiments continue. These biscuits look a little (okay, a lot) amateurish but that was because I only had a scant cup of heavy cream and still added the full amount of flour in the recipe. So, clearly, the dough didn't hold together very well.

However, I ended up liking these biscuits better than the other recipe. I got smart this time and actively looked for a recipe that used self-rising flour. Struck gold with this one that not only called for self-rising flour but the only other ingredient was heavy cream.

Seriously, you can't have it easier than 2-ingredient biscuits. Three ingredients if you count the butter you apply on top of the hot biscuits (count it, trust me, #butterforever). It would be better if you used the full amount of the cream or cut back on the flour if you didn't have a full cup of cream but, regardless, I liked the texture of this biscuit. It was a little dense and I underbaked it just a tad but that's because I like my biscuits a bit doughy.

There was some good crunch on the top but the inside, slathered in melting butter, was my favorite.

2 cups self-rising flour, plus additional for dusting
1 cup heavy cream plus additional as needed
1/4 cup butter, melted

1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Brush the bottom and sides of a 10-inch cast iron skillet with melted butter, reserving some for the tops. Set aside.
2. Add the flour to a medium-size mixing bowl. Make a well in the center.
3. Pour the cream into the center then use a fork to gradually incorporate the flour.
4. Turn the dough onto a lightly dusted nonstick surface. Turn to coat with flour. Do not knead.
5. Roll or pat to 1-inch thickness. Use a 2 1/2-inch biscuit cutter to cut into rounds. Arrange in the buttered skillet. Re-roll scraps gently and repeat.
6. Brush the biscuit tops with half of the butter. Bake for 10-14 minutes or until golden. Brush the tops after baking with remaining butter. Serve immediately.