Freezer Cream Biscuits

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 6 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, plus extra for counter
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 4 1/2 cups heavy cream

Recipe

• 1 line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside.
• 2 whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt together in a large bowl.
• 3 stir in the cream with a wooden spoon until a dough forms, about 30 seconds. turn the dough out onto a lightly floured counter and gather into a ball.
• 4 knead the dough briefly until smooth, about 60 seconds, adding extra flour as needed if the dough is too sticky.
• 5 pat the dough into a ¾ inch thick circle. cut out the biscuits using a 2 ½ inch round biscuit cutter. lay the biscuits on prepared baking sheet, placing each biscuit about ½ inch apart.
• 6 gather up the scraps of dough and reknead them briefly to combine, then pat the dough again into a ¾ inch thick round and cut more biscuits; repeat this process for a third time. you can either discard any remaining bits of dough or gently pat them into rustic hand-formed biscuits.
• 7 to store: wrap the baking sheet tightly with greased plastic wrap and freeze the biscuits until frozen solid, about 6 hours. transfer the frozen biscuits to a large zipper-top bag and freeze for up to one month.
• 8 to serve after frozen: adjust an oven rack to the upper middle position and heat the oven to 450 degrees. lay the biscuits in parchment lined baking sheet, about 2 inches apart, and bake until puffed and golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. if you have to use two baking sheets for a large amount of biscuits only cooking one baking sheet at a time.
• 9 to serve right away: after cutting out the biscuits, spread them out over 2 parchment-lined baking sheets. bake the biscuits one sheet at a time, at 450, reducing the baking time to 15 to 20 minutes.
• 10 *can add 6 oz. of cheddar cheese that has been cut into 1/4 inch pieces, into the flour mixture for cheese biscuits.