Cream Biscuits with Fresh Herbs

Name: Cream Biscuits with Fresh Herbs
Yield: Makes Eight 2 1/2-Inch Biscuits
Ingredients: 2 cups, unbleached all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons, granulated sugar; 2 teaspoons, baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon, table salt; 2 tablespoons, minced fresh herbs; 1 1/2 cups, heavy cream

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 2000, America's Test Kitchen TV

Desserts or Baked Goods

With high rise and light texture, biscuits made with a simple combination of heavy cream, flour, baking powder, and salt beat out more complicated recipes.

SERVESMakes Eight 2 1/2-Inch Biscuits

TIME35 minutes

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

When we wanted a great biscuit recipe that could be made quickly and easily and that wouldn’t require cutting fat into flour or rolling out dough, we used heavy cream in place of butter, which resulted in a lighter, more tender biscuit. For...

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