Easy 7-Up Biscuits are made with six simple ingredients, including 7-Up soda! Only a few minutes to make soft, flaky biscuits that turn out perfect every time!
Making biscuits from scratch has never been so easy! I love the consistency of these biscuits and I think the secret is the 7-Up! It sounds a little bit strange, but it is definitely worth a try. The recipe also includes sour cream which I use in a lot of my favorite baked goods – it makes them so soft! Homemade biscuits are delicious for breakfast of course, but we love to make them as a simple bread to go along with dinner as well.
Here are a few tips on how to make the best homemade biscuits:
- Do NOT overmix! Just use a mixing bowl and a rubber scraper or spoon. Don’t use any type of en electric mixer as it’s incredibly easy to over mix the dough. Aim to mix the dough about 15 times and that’s it! I find it usually takes about 15 turns of the rubber scraper to get the ingredients incorporated.
- Remember that the dough will be STICKY. Sticky dough yields soft, delicate biscuits with amazing texture. Don’t add a lot of flour when you’re patting the dough out and cutting it into biscuits. Use just enough to be able to cut the biscuits out into circles, that’s it. Yes it gets a bit messy. It’s okay, it will all be worth it! I like to spray my countertop with non-stick spray before I transfer the dough out on top of it, so that I use even less added flour.
- As with most baked goods, be sure to not over bake! That’s one quick way to have hard, dry biscuits, blech!
Ingredients in 7-Up Biscuits
-2 cups flour
-1 Tbsp baking powder
-1 tsp salt
-1/3 cup shortening
-1/2 cup sour cream
-1/2 cup lemon-lime soda (7-Up, Sprite, etc.)
How to make Homemade Biscuits
Preheat oven to 400°.
Mix flour, baking powder and salt together and then cut in the shortening until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Mix this with sour cream and then stir in the lemon-lime soda. Only stir until just barely combined – you don’t want to overmix!
Pat lightly onto a floured surface. The dough should be about 1″ thick, but you can make the biscuits a little bit thinner if you want to make more of them. You should be able to make about 9-12 biscuits, depending on how thick you make them. This is a wet dough so make sure to flour the surface well. Cut out biscuits and place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. I like to use these biscuit cutters, but you can use the rim of a glass or the lid to a jar – just make sure to grease them before cutting the biscuits.
Bake for 10-12 minutes, until light golden brown. Brush with melted butter right as they come out of the oven! Best served warm, but can easily be reheated later.
Easy 7-Up Biscuits
Easy 7-Up Biscuits are made with six simple ingredients, including 7-Up soda! Only a few minutes to make soft, flaky biscuits that turn out perfect every time!
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Servings: 10
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 1 Tbsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/3 cup shortening
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup lemon-lime soda 7-Up, Sprite,etc.
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 400°.
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Mix flour, baking powder and salt together and then cut in the shortening until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Mix this with sour cream and then stir in the lemon-lime soda. Only stir until just barely combined – you don’t want to overmix!
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Pat lightly onto a floured surface. The dough should be about 1″ thick, but you can make the biscuits a little bit thinner if you want to make more of them. You should be able to make about 9-12 biscuits, depending on how thick you make them. This is a wet dough so make sure to flour the surface well. Cut out biscuits and place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. I like to use these biscuit cutters, but you can use the rim of a glass or the lid to a jar – just make sure to grease them before cutting the biscuits.
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Bake for 10-12 minutes, until light golden brown. Brush with melted butter right as they come out of the oven! Best served warm, but can easily be reheated later.
CAN YOU FREEZE HOMEMADE BISCUITS?
Yes, you can freeze homemade biscuits in an airtight container for up to 1 month. I find after that 4 week mark, the texture and flavor of the biscuits suffer.
CAN YOU FREEZE HOMEMADE BISCUIT DOUGH?
Yes, you can freeze the unbaked homemade biscuit dough that’s been shaped into biscuits. Simply place the formed biscuits on a parchment lined baking tray and freeze for several hours. Once solid, transfer to an airtight container and freeze for 2-3 months. Once you’re ready to bake the biscuits, place them in an 8×8 greased pan and let them sit out several hours, until thawed. Proceed with the rest of the recipe, baking for 15 minutes at 400 degrees F.
Easy 7-Up Biscuits are made with six simple ingredients, including 7-Up soda! Only a few minutes to make soft, flaky biscuits that turn out perfect every time!
