Almost too good to be true—our two-ingredient biscuits rely on whipping cream for liquid and fat and self-rising flour for leavening and dry ingredients. Have them for breakfast with a drizzling of honey or spoonful of homemade marmalade. This is quick bread indeed.
Recipe:Whipping Cream Biscuits
Mark Boughton/styling: Teresa Blackburn
Whole-Wheat Buttermilk Biscuits
Nutty whole-wheat flour lends texture and a nutrition boost to these golden biscuits. Each biscuit features 4 grams of protein and 2 grams of fiber.
Recipe:Whole-Wheat Buttermilk Biscuits
Save time and skip the cutting and molding of your biscuits. Instead, bake the dough whole in a rustic cast iron skillet just like cornbread.
Recipe:Skillet Biscuit Bread
Mark Boughton/styling: Teresa Blackburn
Pan del Campo with Cheese and Greens
Flattened canned biscuits baked like flatbread provide the foundation for this cowboy dinner classic—cilantro, Monterey Jack, goat cheese and bacon do the rest. Serve as appetizers or a few for a main course meal.
Recipe:Pan del Campo with Cheese and Greens
Mark Boughton/styling: Teresa Blackburn
Coconut Shortcakes with Mango, Kiwi and Raspberries
Now on to dessert! Biscuity coconut shortcake served with juicy raspberries, fresh peaches and tangy kiwi is sweetened by a froth of whipped cream.
Recipe:Coconut Shortcakes with Mango, Kiwi and Raspberries
Mark Boughton/styling: Teresa Blackburn
Biscuit and Sorghum Bread Pudding
Bread puddings are a wonderful way to disguise stale bread— use leftover home-style biscuits instead for an even sweeter turnout.
Recipe:Biscuit and Sorghum Bread Pudding
Mark Boughton/styling: Teresa Blackburn
Pecan Shortcakes with Blackberries
Shortcake is essentially a denser and sweeter version of the biscuits you typically have for breakfast. In this version, pecans and blackberries combine for a sweet finish.
Recipe:Pecan Shortcakes with Blackberries
Mark Boughton/styling: Teresa Blackburn
Cherry Plum Cobbler
Sweetened drop biscuit dough spooned over hot bubbling fruit comes together for a simple but satisfying summer cobbler.
Recipe:Cherry Plum Cobbler
