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fluffy cream cheese biscuits

Fluffy Cream Cheese Biscuits

Delicious, fluffy biscuits
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 20
Calories 217 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Mixing Bowl
  • 1 Sheet pan
  • 1 silicone mat
  • 1 pastry cutter
  • 1 pastry brush
  • measuring spoons
  • measuring cup

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/4 oz envelope of active dry yeast
  • 1/4 cup warm water
  • 5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 8oz package of cold cream cheese, cut into pieces
  • 1/2 cup cold butter, cut into pieces
  • 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
  • 2 tablespoons melted butter

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400-degrees. Combine yeast and warm water in a small bowl: let stand 5 minutes.
    In a large bowl whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder and baking soda. Cut cream cheese and butter into the flour mixture with a pastry blender until crumbly.
    Combine yeast mixture and buttermilk, then add to flour mixture, stirring just until the dry ingredients are combined. Turn dough out onto a floured surface and knead for about 2 minutes.
    Roll dough out 1 inch thickness. cut with 3-inch cutter for small biscuits or use a larger cutter for larger biscuits. Continue to reshape and roll dough.
    Place biscuits on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper or a silicone mat.
    Bake at 400degrees for 15 minutes or until lightly golden.
    Brush with melted butter.