Butter Biscuits

By bweber

Ingredients

• 1 1 1 stick cold butter
• 1 1 1 tsp sugar or sugar substitute (optional)
• 2-1/2 2-1/2 2-1/2 c plain white flour
• 1 1 1 c light cream or half and half
• 4 4 4 tsp baking powder

Preparation

Step 1

Directions

1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Slice cold butter into pieces, combine with sugar, baking powder, and flour. Mix (using your hands) until mixture is crumbly and well mixed. Add 1 cup light cream or half and half, knead well.

2 On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to about 1 inch thickness. Using a biscuit cutter, cut out biscuits. Place biscuits on an ungreased cookie sheet. Brush a little bit of leftover cream on top of each biscuit. Bake for approximately 8 minutes, or until very light golden on top. Watch carefully, do not over bake.