This post is from back when I did a giveaway for Callie's Hot Little Biscuits and White Lily. I honestly have way too many biscuit recipes and need to weed through them, but this one's a keeper. It's a classic simple Southern biscuit recipe that calls for self-rising flour. White Lily is a great choice because it's a softer flour, but if you can't find it you can use any self-rising flour.
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Time Machine to 2013...
It’s cold here in Austin, so this morning I cranked the oven up to 500F and baked a batch of biscuits from Callie's Biscuits and Southern Traditions: Heirloom Recipes from Our Family Kitchen
What a fun book! I received a copy from my friends at White Lily Flour who love the fact that Carrie makes her mother Callie's famous biscuits with their product. White Lily, which is made with a lower protein soft wheat, gives you the most tender, flaky, biscuits imaginable. It’s also perfect for cakes and muffins.
If you live in one of the Southern states, chances are you already have White Lily in the pantry. Here in Texas, I can find it at Central Market, but what I usually do is just order a couple of bags on-line and keep them in the freezer. It's nice to have it around, plus I have found tons of ways to use it on White Lily's website.
Now it's your turn! White Lily would like to give one USA based reader a sample of their flour and a copy of Carrie’s book. Just leave a comment saying what you put on your biscuit. I will pick one comment at random on Wednesday morning and notify the commenter that afternoon. Good luck!
Callie's Hot Little Biscuit
The giveaway is over, but the recipe from Carrie Morey's cookbook is still here for you to try.
Recipe
Callie's Biscuits with Self-Rising Flour
Ingredients
- 2 cups self-rising flour, White Lily preferred, plus more for dusting (260 grams)
- 4 tablespoons cold butter, unsalted or salted (56 grams)
- ¼ cup room temperature cream cheese (56 grams)
- ¾ cup whole buttermilk (170 grams)
- 1 tablespoon of melted butter (14 grams)
Instructions
- Adjust rack to the center of the oven and preheat to 500 degrees F.
- Measure the flour into a large mixing bowl. Add the cubed butter and cream cheese to the flour using your fingers to “cut” it in. It should resemble cottage cheese – chunky and with some loose flour.
- Make a well in the center. Pour in the buttermilk and, using your hands or a small rubber spatula, mix the flour into the buttermilk. The dough will be wet and messy.
- Sprinkle flour on the top of the dough. Run a rubber spatula around the inside of the bowl creating a space between the dough and the bowl. Sprinkle a bit more flour in the crease. Flour a work surface or flexible baking mat very well. With force, dump the dough from the bowl onto the surface. Flour the top of the dough and the rolling pin. Roll out the dough to ½ inch thick in an oval shape. No kneading is necessary – the less you mess with the dough the better.
- Flour a 2 inch round metal biscuit cutter. Start from the edge of the rolled out dough and punch out as many rounds as you can. You should get from 10 to 12 depending on the true size of your biscuit cutter.
- Put the biscuits in a cast-iron skillet or on a heavy duty baking sheet and brush tops with butter.
- Put biscuits in the oven and immediately reduce heat to 450 degrees F. Bake for 16 to 18 minutes or until golden.
Laura says
Butter and my mother's fig preserves
Katie says
I love biscuits with butter and just a bit of strawberry preserves.
Kari M says
Butter and maybe a bit of jam.
Carole Resnick says
scones!! I am on a scone kick.
Zahra says
Homemade strawberry preserves and sour cream on a freshly baked biscuit is so good. Could go through a whole batch like that.
Linda says
I love butter and homemade muscadine jelly.
Janice E says
#1 choice is homemade blackberry jam - if that isn't available, I'll opt for orange marmalade!
Ron Dufault says
Some nice Kerrygold Irish butter, excellent.
Judy T. says
Of course, butter and Honey!
Ann Pope says
I grew up with my Mom deep frying biscuits and then rolling them in powered sugar! They are heavenly! Also delicious with grape jelly or honey!
Kathryn says
Butter and fig preserves!
Julie says
Warm apple butter!
Jenni says
I love butter with fig jam on my biscuit!!!
Lu Lu says
Peach marmalade and butter
Leah says
I stick with butter
Crystal says
Just butter!!!
Kelli says
I'd slather crunchy peanut butter.
Nora B says
Just some nice salted butter is enough for me!
Julie says
Butter and jam!
Juli says
country ham!
Pamela P. says
Butter and local honey -OR- ham and eggwhite
Danielle says
I love biscuits any way you give them to me! I love them with an egg and cheese, with gravy, or with honey. Now I'm hungry for a fluffy biscuit!!
Allie B. says
I put on some bacon and a tiny drop of maple syrup. Can't be beat.
shirley says
Butter and/or honey. I can usually find White Lily up here in the north at 2 different stores -- but now, with our granddaughter living in Virginia ... I can always ask her to bring some up when they visit.
barbara n says
I love butter and jam on warm biscuits!
Sarah says
Butter and honey every time:)
Karen Schmidt-Dill says
Butter and honey for me, my husband likes sausage and gravy on his biscuits. I have also turned my biscuits into dessert with strawberries or any berry and whip cream. AKA strawberries and shortcake.
Susan Johnson says
Honey butter
Phyllis says
My homemade strawberry rhubarb jam!
Emilia H. says
Usually just butter, but during holiday meals where there is cranberry sauce, that goes on too.
Anne says
What goes on my biscuit depends on the time of day and the meal: With dinner, good unsalted butter is my preferred spread. For breakfast or as a snack, I like some good jelly or jam, or maybe my homemade apple butter. Mmmmm, biscuits...
Dianna says
Butter and jam... Yum.... This recipe sounds a lot how my Mom made her biscuits with the exception of the cream cheese..... Can't wait to try this
Dianna says
Butter and jam... Yum.... This recipe sounds a lot how my Mom made her biscuits with the exception of the cream cheese..... Can't wait to try this
Katie M says
Butter and strawberry jam (preferably homemade!)
Sondra says
Butter and honey
Sandy Greathouse says
I am an email subscriber and enjoy all your recipes. I'd love a chance to win this cookbook...it looks great!
My favorite thing to put on my biscuits is homemade fig preserves.
megan says
Butter and lots of honey.....or sausage gravy......or jam.......
pitpat says
Love butter and honey on biscuits.
Phyllis says
Butter
Angie's Southern Kitchen says
We like ours with just plain ole butter.....oh my I would love this book and a bag of good ole White Lilly....yum! Thanks for the give away smiles.....Angie
Robin Z. says
Butter and honey!
Andrea D. says
I love sausage gravy on my biscuits. Thanks for the chance to enter.
gwen says
Butter and blackberry jam
Arthur Martin says
Jam, any flavor, as long as it's homemade.
Edwina says
Homemade jam! I do order White Lilly when I get a biscuit craving, but I have never thought of keeping it in the freezer. Great tip, thanks Anna!
April says
The only thing I ever put on biscuits is homemade strawberry jam!
Jan Harris says
I like just a schmear of butter, then orange marmalade or honey will do just fine. I sure would like to try this flour, It's not available in California.
Jen says
A fried egg, or sometimes just a little butter is all it needs
Jennie says
I like to put Kite's ham and Irish butter on my biscuits!
Rose Mary Mogan says
I was so happy when I was finally able to purchase White Lily Flour in Illinois and Indiana. I live on the border between the 2 States.I was thrilled. I catered an entire Dessert Event, using only White Lily Flour. See video posted at Just a Pinch. So I am hooked on White Lily for life. I love the biscuits while they are hot with Butter and Strawberry Jam. I buy 4 or 5 bags of White Lily at a time because I do a lot of Baking.
Dorothea says
I like to mix savory with sweet in one bite, so I sandwich my biscuits together with sausage and jam, or bacon and jam, or ham and jam...etc.!
P.S.
I love baking with White Lily Flour - it gives baked goods such a tender crumb!
tecsesq says
Butter and sometimes honey or jam.
Wendy says
Sweet butter and honey!
Robin M says
If it's just every day then alittle butter and jelly but, if I have made country ham with red eye gravy then I take some butter and mix with molasses and put that on my biscuits. Love this! My dad introduce me to this and I miss him alot!
Heather B says
It depends on my mood I think. Sometimes it is honey and butter while other times it is some kind of jelly, jam or apple butter.
Beth says
Butter makes it better!
Beth L says
Lots and lots of butter!!
Polly says
Apple butter....
Marsha M. SOCAL says
Gravy if there is any, if not, just butter.
Shelly says
I love butter and honey on mine!
karen says
My own apricot freezer preserves.
Caley Buxton says
Any kind of preserve, jam, or jelly, especially one with a bit of tang!
Bunny says
Butter, and preferably Kerrygold - yum!
Megan says
Herb butter!
mrsblocko says
peppery sausage gravy!
Sharon Temple says
Butter and cane syrup! Love it!
Erin M. says
I love honey on my biscuits!!
Kath says
tomato basil jam
Kathryn says
On a good biscuit, I like just a little bit of butter.
Melissa says
I love honey on my biscuits!
CindyD says
Smucker's strawberry jam!
Pattie @ Olla-Podrida says
My own homemade strawberry hot pepper jam.
Liz S. says
I would put strawberry preserves on my biscuit.
Bianca @ Sweet Dreaming says
cinnamon butter!
jennifer J-W says
I have to admit that I don't like Jelly or jam, prefer just salted butter, yum. 🙂
Joyce Mitchell says
Butter & honey goes on my biscuits, but occasionally I swap out the honey for a little cinnamon sugar. Thanks.
Jenny says
Definitely butter...lots
Marisa says
Butter and honey. Or if they're really good biscuits, plain works too!
Judy T. says
Of course it has to be butter and honey!
neonmoon10 says
Butter...and as a Georgia girl, I love my biscuits..
ladywild says
bacon...and maybe eggs. Yum. Love biscuits
Ashley @ Big Flavors from a Tiny Kitchen says
I love biscuits any way I can get 'em, but a little drizzle of honey is just perfect.
Janel @ Creating Tasty Stories says
Butter and molasses or buckwheat honey. Butter and brown sugar is good too. 🙂
TxPepper says
Tons of butter and some sort of jam. Or cream gravy accented with lots of black pepper, but none of that fake chicken-flavored stuff.
Yummmm!
KateS says
Grape jelly and butter!
ChristineO says
Like many others, honey and butter!
Maureen says
Soft butter and honey are what I would love to put on the biscuits.
Jeanette says
Awesome~ I love honey on my biscuits. Sometimes with cheese too! Yikes, I know! BTW, I'm in Austin too and staying in tonight with some hot chocolate. 😉
Marie says
A mixed berry jam.
cori says
jelly!
michelle says
Apple butter!
Nora says
Well seasoned southern sausage patty & grape jelly. Southern classic!
Cindi says
Just butter--mmm!