Sour Cream Biscuits

Enjoy the comfort of fluffy sour cream biscuits with potato mixed in – a twist on my go-to made-from-scratch biscuits.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword Sour Cream Biscuits

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 14

Total Time 44

Servings biscuits

Calories 69kcal

Author Cathy Pollak

Equipment

Ingredients

8 oz cubed peeled Yukon Gold potatoes
1/2 cup buttermilk full-fat
1/2 cup sour cream full-fat
2 tbsps butter, cut into cubes
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp table salt
cooking spray parchment paper or a silicone mat

Instructions

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
Place potato in a medium saucepan; cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes or until potatoes are fork tender; drain. Return potato to pan. Add buttermilk, sour cream and butter to pan; mash with a potato masher until smooth.
8 oz cubed peeled Yukon Gold potatoes, 1/2 cup buttermilk, 1/2 cup sour cream, 2 tbsps butter, cut into cubes
In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add potato mixture and stir just until moist. (Do not over stir here!) Turn the dough onto a slightly floured surface; knead lightly about 5 or 6 times, again not very much.
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour, 1 tbsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1 tsp table salt
Pat dough to a 3/4-inch thickness. Cut with a 2-inch biscuit cutter. (You can use a larger cutter if you like.) Place biscuits 2-inches apart on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray, covered in parchment paper or fitted with a silicone mat.
cooking spray
Bake for 14 minutes or until lightly browned.
Serve warm smothered in butter, jam and/or honey.

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