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Cream Cheese Biscuits

Cream Cheese Biscuits Recipe

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 22 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 210
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups self-rising flour
  • 6 tbsp cold unsalted butter, cubed
  • 4 oz cold cream cheese, cut into chunks
  • 3/4 cup cold whole milk

Method
 

  1. Rub the butter and cream cheese into the flour with your fingertips until the mixture looks like coarse sand with some pea-sized bits remaining.
  2. Stir in the milk with a fork just until a shaggy dough forms.
  3. Pat the dough out on a floured surface, fold it in thirds like a letter, turn, and repeat the fold three times. Pat to 3/4 inch thick.
  4. Cut rounds with a 2.5-inch biscuit cutter and bake at 425°F (220°C) for 12 to 15 minutes until deep golden. Serve hot.

Notes

Cold fat is the only non-negotiable here. If the dough feels greasy or sticky at any point, slide it onto a plate and chill it for 10 minutes before continuing. You can swap in buttermilk for a little extra tang; use 1/2 cup milk plus 1/4 cup cold buttermilk.