Cream Biscuits

Total Time: 54 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 14 mins

Ingredients

• 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (or more)
• 2 tablespoons baking powder (he suggests using a homemade version of this. there are serveral recipes on zaar)
• 1 tablespoon coarse kosher salt
• 3/4 cup chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
• 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
• 3/4 cup half-and-half

Recipe

• 1 position one rack in top third and 1 rack in bottom third of oven and preheat to 450 degrees.
• 2 combine 4 1/2 cups flour, baking soda and salt in large bowl; whisk to blend.
• 3 add butter cubes and rub in with fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• 4 add cream and half and half and stir just until mixture is moistened and begins to clump together.
• 5 turn dough out a floured work surface.
• 6 knead gently just until dough holds together, adding more flour by tablespoonfuls if dough is very sticky,about 6 turns.
• 7 roll out dough to 1/2 inch-thickness.
• 8 using tines of a fork dipped into flour, pierce dough all the way through at 1/2 inch intervals.
• 9 using a 2 3/4 to 3-inch biscuit or cookie cutter dipped in flour, cut out dough rounds. transfer dough rounds to 2 ungreased rimmed baking sheets, spacing 1 inch apart.
• 10 bake biscuits until light golden brown and tester inserted into centers comes out clean, rotating baking sheets halfway through baking ( 7 minutes), about 14 minutes total baking time.
• 11 transfer biscuits to cooling racks and cool slightly.biscuits will be best if prepared not more than 4 hours ahead of time. place biscuits on ungreased baking sheet and rewarm in a 375 degree oven for about 5 minutes before serving.