Canadian Shortcake Biscuits

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  • Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
1 cup all-purpose flour1 cup whole-wheat flour1 tbsp granulated sugar2 tsp baking powder1/2 tsp each baking soda and salt1/4 cup cold butter, cubed1 egg1 cup sour cream1 tbsp buttermilk
Directions
Preheat oven to 450 F.
In large bowl, whisk together flours, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
Cut in butter until crumbly.
In separate bowl, whisk together egg and sour cream.
Add to dry ingredients and mix until mixture forms a shaggy dough.
Turn out onto lightly floured surface, and knead to form a smooth dough.
Make a circle about 1” thick. Using floured cutter (or glass), cut out biscuits, re-rolling scraps.
Transfer to a lined baking sheet. Brush tops with buttermilk.
Bake 12 minutes.
Transfer to rack and let cool.

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.

Servings Per Recipe: 8
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 236.3
  • Total Fat: 12.9 g
  • Cholesterol: 54.8 mg
  • Sodium: 27.0 mg
  • Total Carbs: 25.8 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.3 g
  • Protein: 5.5 g

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