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.
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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
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.
Notes
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.
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Do I sprinkle just a small amount of sugar on top prior to baking? I must be overthinking this…
Yes…just fill a spoon and start sprinkling!
Just made them and cut the strawberries! Dessert coming up. So easy and just delicious.
Thank you❤️
Looks wonderful. I cannot wait to try these.
If you didn’t have soured cream, could you use plain yoghurt instead?
HI Margaret…yes I think so, however I have never tried it. If you give it a shot, let us know how it turns out!
Yum!
This looks so good. With strawberry season fast approaching, it is so nice to have a quick and easy recipe on hand!
Looks fantastic Ann….Have a wonderful weekend and Happy Mother’s Day!!!
I LOVE the idea of baking it in a cookie sheet! I think I would just cut them in squares to use up all the baked dough. Who said a strawberry shortcake has to be round? ;)
Thanks for mentioning the book, Ann. I am also a huge fan of cooking with fresh herbs. I always have parsley, cilantro and dill in the fridge. They make a big difference. I am going to try growing my own this summer.
I can’t wait to try out this recipe as I just bought some raspberries. And these shortcake biscuits look far better than the ones I use to make!
Thanks Ann!
Ann, I adore strawberry shortcake! I’ll definitely be trying them… anything with sour cream in it is my cup of tea!!!
It’s 90 degrees here in the Raleigh, NC area……so I won’t be baking anything. Actually planning on cold chicken, etc. for dinner. The recipe looks pretty easy, so I’ll pin it and save it for a cooler day. Always good to hear from you with great ideas.
Hey, I am Carol from Raleigh too!! Small world….and yes, the 90 degree heat here is a bit much today! But my hubby just walked in the door with strawberries from Vollmer Farms so I am giving in and baking these little shortcake babies for a special treat..and planning a special breakfast treat like Ann suggested with the odd pieces!
I just weeded my strawberry patch this morning, no strawberries yet but nice green plants. I will give your recipe a try once they start coming on.
Ann, to celebrate our first day of 80 degrees here in Ohio, I am preparing your recipe and loading my bowl with strawberries and lots of whipped cream. Yes, winter took its toll on my For-get-me-nots. I will be adding new plants. I am pleased my Bleeding Hearts plant is doing well.
Can’t wait to try these ! I have some frozen raspberries..this will be dessert tonight and I have all on hand.
Since I am in up upstate NY and it snowed yesterday,I’ll look forward to a sunny summary dessert. Thanks