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Sour Cream and Scallion Drop Biscuits

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Alex Lau

All that sour cream keeps these drop biscuits super moist and tender—they reheat well, even after sitting out for hours (pop back into 350° oven for 5 minutes).

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    30 minutes

  • Yield

    Makes 8 Servings

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon sugar
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted, cooled, divided
4 scallions, thinly sliced
1½ cups sour cream
Hungarian hot paprika (for serving)

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 400°. Whisk flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, and baking soda in a large bowl. Drizzle in 6 Tbsp. butter and mix lightly with your hands just to distribute butter. Make a well in center of bowl and add scallions and sour cream. Mix with a wooden spoon until no dry spots remain and mixture forms a shaggy dough.

    Step 2

    Using 2 spoons, drop ½-cupfuls of dough onto a parchment-lined baking sheet, spacing at least 1½" apart, or into a 12" cast-iron skillet, arranging so sides of biscuits are just touching (you should have 8). Brush tops with remaining 2 Tbsp. butter; sprinkle with paprika. Bake biscuits until tops and bottoms are golden brown on top and bottom, 12–15 minutes.

Nutrition Per Serving

Per 4 servings (2 each): Calories (kcal) 630 Fat (g) 39 Saturated Fat (g) 25 Cholesterol (mg) 120 Carbohydrates (g) 55 Dietary Fiber (g) 3 Total Sugars (g) 5 Protein (g) 10 Sodium (mg) 1370
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