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Sweet biscuit filled with vanilla ice cream and macerated strawberries.

Sweet Biscuits for Shortcakes

If you like sweet biscuits for shortcakes, this is the recipe for you. They are buttery, lightly sweet, and delicious. Add fruit and whipped cream or ice cream (or both!) for a super tasty dessert.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Servings: 12 biscuits
Author: Carlee

Ingredients

  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 Tablespoons vinegar
  • 2½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 Tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 4 Tablespoons granulated sugar
  • ½ cup unsalted butter cold
  • 1 Tablespoon butter melted
  • 1-2 Tablespoons granulated sugar for sprinkling on top

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 475℉.
  • Mix together milk and vinegar and chill in the fridge for five minutes.
  • Place dry ingredients in the food processor. Pulse a couple of times to combine.
  • Add the cold butter. Pulse until mixture becomes coarse crumbs, about 22 pulses
    Food processor with crumbled dry ingredients and butter mixture next to measuring cup with vinegar and milk mixture.
  • Stir in milk and vinegar mixture. Pulse until the dough just comes together
    Food processor with sweet biscuit dough inside.
  • Knead the dough 3-4 times on a lightly floured surface. It's ok if it is slightly sticky, but should feel like a nice dough. Add more flour or a splash of milk if needed to get the right consistency.
  • Pat into a 7x10 rectangle. Cut biscuits using a 3 inch cutter and place 2 inches apart on a baking pan.
    Sweet biscuit dough cut into hexagons on sheet pan brushed with butter and sprinkled with sugar, ready to bake.
  • Brush with butter and sprinkle with sugar.  Bake on the top shelf of your oven for 14-17 minutes.
    Golden brown sweet biscuits in baking pan.
  • Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Biscuit | Calories: 203kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 317mg | Potassium: 61mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 298IU | Calcium: 91mg | Iron: 1mg
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