Drop Biscuits

Name: Drop Biscuits
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 1 dozen
Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour; 4 teaspoons baking powder; 4 teaspoons sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 cups heavy whipping cream

Total Time Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield 1 dozen

Test Kitchen Approved

Drop everything! It's time to bake some warm, golden drop biscuits. This five-ingredient recipe comes together in less than 30 minutes.

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
4 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups heavy whipping cream

Directions

Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. Add cream; stir just until moistened.
Drop by 1/4 cupfuls 1 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake until bottoms are golden brown, 17-20 minutes. Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts

1 biscuit: 256 calories, 15g fat (9g saturated fat), 54mg cholesterol, 346mg sodium, 26g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 1g fiber), 4g protein.

When I was young, my mom would make these biscuits with fresh cream she got from a local farmer. I don't go to those lengths, but the family recipe is still a real treat. —Beverly Sprague, Baltimore, Maryland

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