The Way Around It

Remember how you don't make biscuits very often?

Remember how you actually have a very good reason, which is that it's quite a complete pain?

Remember how it makes your eyes roll to even hear someone talking about making biscuits?

But remember how much you LOVE biscuits? With gravy! With butter! With jam! With honey! Oh, the magical biscuit carries condiments so well!

But. It's a little tough, this biscuit-making thing. You know, working that cold, hard butter into the flour, getting it to just the right consistency -- all that business? Well, I'm going to tell you something: times are a-changin', everybody! Biscuits just got way more flexible, way more kind, and way less ornery. As it turns out, you don't even NEED butter. In fact, you don't really need much of anything to make the loveliest biscuit you've ever had. All you need, truly, is two ingredients and approximately 10 minutes. Yes! Consider your life changed!


Clever Biscuits
2 cups self-rising flour*
1 cup whipping cream

Preheat oven to 450F. Combine flour and whipping cream in a bowl. Stir just until blended. (The dough will be a little bit stiff.) Transfer dough to a lightly floured surface and knead 10 times. (That's it! Ten times!) Roll out to 1/2" thickness and cut with a 2-inch cutter. Place biscuits close together ona lightly grease baking sheet or a Silpat. Bake 10 minutes. Makes 12. Eat them all up right away! (We all know how miserable biscuits are when you try to save them.)

*About this whole self-rising flour thing: I don't always have this on hand, so I science-d my way into it. Combine 1 cup flour, 1 1/2 t baking powder, and 1/4 t salt and...presto! Self-rising flour! Granted, you no longer used two ingredients to make these biscuits, but let's pretend, shall we? Good!