In this post I’m sharing the recipe for tender Whipping Cream Biscuits.
Whipping cream biscuits have a light texture and a slight hint of sweetness. They are special treat as your side of bread option.
Also known simply as cream biscuits, these delicate biscuits are wonderful for brunch, holiday meals or as a snack slathered with a pat of butter and jam.
As I mentioned, there is a slight hint of sweetness unlike the tangy flavor of buttermilk biscuits.
One easy tip that I’d recommend to anyone just getting started baking biscuits is to never over work the dough. It will make the biscuits tough and you’ll end up with little hockey pucks.
I say that from my own personal experiences when I was a young cook. Save the rolling pin for your pie crusts and treat biscuit dough gently and you’ll be rewarded with a fine batch of biscuits every time.
Cream Biscuits
What are whipping cream biscuits? Also known as cream biscuits, these tender biscuits are made with heavy whipping cream.
The heavy cream helps to make these biscuits fluffy.
You might also enjoy this recipe for Angel Biscuits.
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A few more tips for baking biscuits include using cold butter, only stir the dough until combined, use your hands to pat out the dough, and bake at a high temperature to activate the leavening agents.
Christmas Biscuits
In this recipe, I am using all purpose flour and adding my own leavening agent, which is the baking powder.
If you only have self rising flour on hand, that will work too, just omit the baking powder and salt from the recipe.
Check out the video in this post to see some of the steps in preparing these biscuits and you’ll find the step by step instructions below in the printable recipe card.
Yield: 8-10 Biscuits
Light, airy, and slightly sweet whipping cream biscuits are the perfect bread option for holiday meals.
In a mixing bowl; combine the four, baking powder, salt and sugar together.
Next, cut the butter into the flour mixture using a pastry blender until crumbly.
Next, add the heavy whipping cream to the flour mixture, stirring just until combined.
Lightly flour your work surface and turn the dough out.
Use your hands to press out the dough to about ½ inch thickness; fold into thirds then press out again; repeat folding once more then press the dough for cutting.
Use a biscuit cutter, pressing straight down (do not twist) to cut each biscuit. Place the biscuits on a parchment lined baking sheet.
Bake 12-15 minutes until light golden brown on top.
Brush the tops with melted butter if desired.
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Yes, you can swap them in a recipe, but it's not as simple as switching buttermilk for heavy cream/heavy cream for buttermilk. For example, if you're replacing buttermilk with heavy cream you'll probably need to switch out your baking soda for baking powder.
If you are going to substitute a non-cultured liquid into your biscuits, I'd strongly recommend using low-fat milk, or even whole milk, instead of cream. Both will give you a more pleasant biscuit, with just the right amount of fat that you'll still want to slather the inside with butter.
To substitute heavy cream for milk: Dilute the heavy cream with water to mimic the consistency and reduce the fat concentration. A general guideline is to mix ½ cup of water with ½ cup of heavy cream to replace 1 cup of whole milk.
Just as important as the fat is the liquid used to make your biscuits. Our Buttermilk Biscuit recipe offers the choice of using milk or buttermilk. Buttermilk is known for making biscuits tender and adding a zippy tang, so we used that for this test.
Heavy cream, on the other hand, “is not acidic, and therefore does not react in the same way with baking soda as buttermilk does.” It won't help baked goods rise, but what it can do is “thicken or whiten sauces (e.g., alfredo sauce), soups (e.g., chowder), sour cream, and puddings.
The secret to the best biscuits is using very cold butter and baking powder. We've made a lot of biscuits, but this easy biscuits recipe is the one we turn to the most!
Because biscuit recipes call for so few ingredients, it's important that every one is high quality—you'll really taste the difference. Catherine recommends splurging a bit on a grass-fed butter or European-style butter (now's the time to reach for Kerrygold!).
Evaporated milk can be used as a substitute in recipes in which heavy cream is used as a liquid ingredient, such as in baked goods, but it doesn't whip well. Substitute the heavy cream in your recipes with an equal amount of evaporated milk.
Heavy cream is a great substitute for milk in a baking recipe, but it does need to be diluted slightly. Because heavy cream boasts a fat content of 36% to 40%, using a half cup of heavy cream mixed with a half cup of water will be your best bet for replacing one cup of milk.
If you find yourself without heavy cream but need to substitute it in a recipe that calls for 1 cup of heavy cream, you can use 3/4 cup of milk and 1/4 cup of melted butter instead.
If you start asking around, any Southern chef, Southern Living Test Kitchen pro, or biscuit-making family member will swear by White Lily flour. Generations of bakers have claimed it as the secret to the perfect, flaky biscuit.
Southern cooks have several tricks when it comes to making tender and delicious biscuits, from the cutters they use, to the type and amount of liquid incorporated, to the number of kneads required to turn out a perfect dough. The not-so-secret ingredient they rely upon is soft wheat flour.
The best combination of flour for biscuits is one part all-purpose and one part cake flour. Cake flour is soft and has a lower gluten protein percentage.
Whisk together equal parts sour cream and water for a substitute that's especially good in baking recipes like coffee cake and biscuits. As when using yogurt, you may need to adjust this ratio based on the thickness of your particular brand of sour cream.
Heavy cream is a great substitute for milk in a baking recipe, but it does need to be diluted slightly. Because heavy cream boasts a fat content of 36% to 40%, using a half cup of heavy cream mixed with a half cup of water will be your best bet for replacing one cup of milk.
If you're not making this recipe you can most likely use either. Can you use half and half instead of cream? NO – you must use heavy whipping cream for the best soft biscuits. Since there is no butter in this recipe it needs the fat from the heavy cream.
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