Make Ethereal Whipped Cream Biscuits

These diminutive biscuits are made not with butter, but with heavy cream, which is lightly beaten -- a little secret that makes the biscuits so fluffy and tender, they practically levitate.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 cupcake flour
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/3 cups cold heavy cream

Steps

  1. Heat the oven to 100°
  2. Sift the flours, sugar, baking powder, and salt into a large mixing bowl. Set aside.
  3. Using an electric mixer, beat the heavy cream in a medium-size bowl until it thickens, but not enough to hold soft peaks.
  4. Make a well in the dry ingredients, then pour in the cream.
  5. Stir briskly with a wooden spoon, just until the dough starts to stick together, making a dough like substance.
  6. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface.
  7. Knead the dough, with floured hands, 3 or 4 times, then pat {{safesubst:#invoke:convert|convert}} thick.
  8. Bake the biscuits until light golden brown, about 15 to 17 minutes.
  9. Transfer the biscuits to a cloth-lined basket and serve as soon as possible.

Tips

  • Don't use a dark or nonstick sheet, or the biscuit bottoms will burn.
  • Makes about 12 to 14 biscuits.

Warnings

  • Serve the biscuits right away. They get stale quickly.
  • Don't eat them right away. The biscuits will be hot right out of the oven.

Things You'll Need

  • One light colored baking sheet

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