Name: Sour Cream Shortcake Biscuits
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 7-8 biscuits
Ingredients: 2 cup Flour; 1 teaspoon Baking Powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 cup Sugar; 4 Tablespoons butter (chilled); 1 cup sour cream; 1/4 cup Milk

Welcome…I hope your day is going great, that the sun is shining and that it’s strawberry season where you are! If not you can file this recipe away on a Pinterest board but I hope you can find some strawberries and try out these sour cream shortcake biscuits.

*This recipe was first published in 2014. It has been updated with new photographs and more information.

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Sour Cream Shortcake Biscuits

They are easy, quick and look beautiful. This sour cream shortcake biscuits recipe is from a favorite cookbook called The Herbfarm Cookbook by Jerry Traunfeld. Once mixed, the dough looks very shaggy. I have found it works best to bake it as a slab on a cookie sheet. I’m all for quick and easy!

Sour Cream Shortcake Biscuits

Make these sour cream shortcake biscuits in no time! They are easy to mix up, there is no rolling, and they are delicious.

Course

Dessert

Cuisine

American

Skill Level

Easy

Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Passive Time

10 minutes

Servings

7-8 biscuits

Ingredients

2 cup Flour
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup Sugar
4 Tablespoons butter chilled
1 cup sour cream
1/4 cup Milk

Course

Dessert

Cuisine

American

Skill Level

Easy

Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Passive Time

10 minutes

Servings

7-8 biscuits

Ingredients

2 cup Flour
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup Sugar
4 Tablespoons butter chilled
1 cup sour cream
1/4 cup Milk

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
In a large bowl place the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar. Whisk to combine.
Cut in the butter with a pastry blender.
Stir in the sour cream and milk. Dough will be shaggy.
Put out onto cookie sheet and spread to about 1 inch thick.
Sprinkle with sugar and bake for 12 - 15 min. Watch closely at the end.
Should be lightly browned around the edges when done.
Cool slightly. Cut into biscuits and serve with fresh strawberries.

Recipe Notes

I used a 2 1/2 in. round biscuit cutter but you could make them any size or shape.
For a more rustic dessert, just break the shortcake into pieces and place in serving bowls. Top with fresh strawberries and whipped cream.

It’s best to let the baked shortcake cool just a bit before cutting out the biscuits. I usually get about 8 biscuits when I use a 2 1/2 in. round biscuit cutter.

One of the best things about this sour cream shortcake biscuits recipe is snacking on the left-over pieces of shortcake after the biscuits are cut. I put them in a ziploc bag and eat them for breakfast! As I said in the recipe, you can also break up the shortcake right into your serving bowls. It’s a more rustic presentation, but equally as good.

I made these and took them over to my dad on Father’s Day. They were easy to pack up and would make a good dessert to take to a party or family gathering. After all, who doesn’t like strawberry shortcake? This recipe could be easily doubled…just spread the dough to the edges of the cookie sheet. (I used this cookie sheet.) The sprinkling of sugar on top of the dough before it is baked adds just the right amount of sweetness. If you wanted to use these biscuits as bread, and not as a dessert, just leave off the sugar.