Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Cheddar and Dill Cream Biscuits

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I still had half a carton of heavy cream sitting in the fridge leftover from the ganache for my chocolate cupcakes. It kills me to waste cream, butter or chocolate even when the stuff I make sometimes ends up in the trash anyway. I just can't throw out straight cream, butter or chocolate. Since I wasn't up for the caloric overkill of whipping cream pound cake I made these cream biscuits from ATK. I threw in some cheddar and dill for some savoury goodness.

The dry.
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Pour in the heavy cream
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Stir until it comes together with a spatula, but don't over do it.
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Knead lightly until it comes together into a ball. I like to do this over saran wrap so clean up is easy.
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Squish down and cut into squares. I like squares because there are no scraps to deal with. Plus, I don't have biscuit cutters :(
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I can never help picking at something warm. So the rise wasn't so great, but the texture was really nice and soft, something I would have expected considering it was made with heavy cream.
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Cream Biscuits
America's Test Kitchen's Revised Cookbook Chock Full Of Recipes

These are very simple, made with flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and heavy cream — NO butter or Crisco.

2 cups (10 oz) all purpose flour, plus extra for the counter
2 teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cup heavy cream

1. Adjust an oven rack to the upper middle position and heat the oven to 450 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl. Stir in the cream with a wooden spoon until the dough forms, about 30 seconds. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured counter and gather into a ball. Knead the dough briefly until smooth, about 30 seconds.

2. Pat the dough into a ¾-inch thick circle. Cut the biscuits into rounds using a 2 1/2-inch biscuit cutter or 8 wedges using a knife. Place the biscuits on the parchment lined baking sheet. Bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes.

38 comments:

  1. Oh these biscuits look perfect! Love the photos, too!

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  2. I could eat about, ohhhh, 2 dozen of these!!

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  3. I love this cookbook but haven't made these yet.

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  4. Those look so good. I love biscuits and I love cheese. I hate wasting cream too. If I make one recipe with heavy cream, I'll just to make or come up with three more.

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  5. Cream biscuits are the bomb. Those look particularly good with the cheese in there.

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  6. I like how you cut the biscuits! Looks much neater than round biscuits!

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  7. These look really good. They remind of a biscuit my sister used to make all the time when we were growing up that had cheese in it.
    Love the way you cut them too.

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  8. I love biscuits and when you add cheese you just make them that much better! These look wonderful :)

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  9. Lovely! I am a sucker for dill, especially in breads and biscuits.

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  10. Lo, we have to get you biscuit cutters for other reasons ;) I love a good cheese biscuit!

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  11. These look delicious! I love a little cheddar in my biscuit ;)

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  12. Is it just me or do you have a new blog design here? It's so pretty!

    And so are these biscuits. Honestly, for some reason these biscuits just look HAPPY. I can't explain it.

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  13. I've got a recipe for cheddar dill scones, but it's butter based. I'm intrigued by this method though! This looks so simple and delicious.

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  14. what temperature do you recommend for baking?

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  15. They look so good - love the addition of cheese! Yum!

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  16. Love all the photos Steph! Thanks for the tip on using saran wrap for easy clean up.

    Happy Friday!
    ~ingrid

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  17. Yum love biscuits! I hate wasting heavy cream too, and almost always cut my scones into squares because I also hate dealing with scraps.

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  18. Just had to say... those biscuits look divine!!

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  19. I bet cheddar and dill make a stunning taste combo!

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  20. Ohhh! So easy and delicious! I added in cheese as well... but I didn't have any dill, so I put in oregano. LOL!!! It came out great though =)

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  21. COme on, Steph! I have checked back twice now.... get baking!
    XO
    Valerie :)

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  22. I hate they didn't rise well - they look like they turned out great though!

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  23. No banana bread yet.... :)
    Now you really must feel bad.
    double grin
    Valerie

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  24. Holy cow, these look amazing!

    And I can't stand to waste heavy cream or buttermilk, too! :)

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  25. Totally a biscuit girl and those look amazing. Truly a wonderful savory option. Great job
    AmyRuth

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  26. Biscuits no matter what you put in them or on them are always perfect. I particularly like the melty cheese photo.

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  27. Wow...these look awesome. Yum :)

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  28. These are seriously the best biscuits I've ever seen. Fabulous!

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  29. These look fantastic, almost good enough to eat ;P can't wait to try them out thanks for posting!

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  30. You've got so many wonderful recipes! I'm anxious to try a few of them and continue perusing your blog for more! I am your newest follower! My blog is mainly about decorating, collecting, & English transferware but I do have a few recipes posted. Hope you'll check it out! Have a nice day!

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  31. These turned out beautifully. I forgot to add the dill but they still tasted delicious. The easiest recipe for biscuits I've ever made!

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  32. Where are you?! Your blog is the reason I started mine! I love your recipes and pictures (particularly the Hershey's Chocolate Cake which I've made 3 times). Your biscuits look amazing and I'm anxiously awaiting your next post...

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  33. Beautiful! Love your blog. These biscuits look incredible. I'm still on the hunt for a good go-to biscuit recipe, so I'm excited to give these a try! Mmm...

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  34. Steph, the biscuits look heavenly. The flavour combination is brilliant, and they even look light.

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  35. WOW! I cant wait to make those... the addition of cheddar and dill was ingenious!

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  36. Love the addition of dill and cheese - savory and summery. Sweet photo too. :)

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