Low Fat Cream Cheese Biscuits Recipes

CREAM CHEESE BISCUITS

Steps:

• Combine flour, baking powder and salt in bowl.
• Cut in butter and cream cheese until mixture is crumbly.
• Make well in center; pour in milk.
• Stir just until dough clings together.
• Knead gently 4 or 5 strokes on lightly floured surface.
• Roll to 1/2-inch thickness.
• Cut with floured 2-inch biscuit cutter.
• Place on baking sheet.
• Make indentation in each biscuit with thumb.
• Brush biscuits with additional milk.
• Spoon about 1/2 teaspoons jam into each indentation.
• Bake at 450 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown.

LOW FAT CREAM CHEESE BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Combine flour, baking powder, salt, and vanilla.
• Add the cream cheese piece by piece.
• Mix until you have a dough that holds together.
• Do not overmix.
• Turn the dough onto a lightly floured work surface
• With a rolling pin, roll out the dough to a thickness of about 1/2 inch.
• Cut out rounds with a biscuit cutter and place on greased pan.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes, until pale brown.

LOW FAT BISCUITS (WW)

Steps:

• Combine dry ingredients in a medium mixing bowl with a whisk.
• Mix in shortening with your fingers until it resembles a coarse crumb (or use a food processor).
• Stir in yogurt and half and half until it just comes together, do not over mix.
• Lay out a sheet of wax paper, parchment paper or freezer paper and dust with flour.
• Dump out dough and coat your hands with flour. Pat out until its about 1" thick.
• Using the paper, fold over the dough and pat out, repeating about 4 times.
• Pat out dough to about 3/4" and cut with a 2" ring cutter.
• Bake in a 400 degree oven for 14-16 minutes.