Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup sifted cake flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 12 teaspoon baking soda
  • 14 teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons reduced-fat cream cheese
  • 2 tablespoons cold butter, cut into small pieces
  • 14 cup buttermilk
  • 1 tablespoon nonfat milk

Method

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • In nonreactive mixing bowl, stir together flours, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
  • Using pastry blender, cut in cream cheese and butter until pea size lumps form.
  • Stir in buttermilk with fork.
  • Gather dough into ball and kneed it several times in bowl until smooth.
  • Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface.
  • Pat into smooth 1/2 inch thick disk.
  • With 3-inch cutter, cut out rounds.
  • Repeat with dough scraps until you have 10 biscuits.
  • Brush tops with nonfat milk.
  • Place biscuits on baking sheet lined with parchment paper or lightly coated with no-stick cooking spray.
  • Bake 15-20 minutes or until golden.
  • Makes 10 biscuits.