Funfetti Biscuits have a little sweetness and lots of sprinkles and a sugary glaze. Plus lots of flaky layers. They are perfect for a brunch or special occasion breakfast.
This recipe is based off of one that was published in Taste of the South Magazine and inspired by Callie’s Charleston Biscuits.
A combination of butter and cream cheese makes for a really fantastic tasting biscuit. The dough gets cut into fourths and stacked 4 times and patted down each time. This gives the biscuits lots of wonderful flaky layers.
For the best southern biscuits, the flour you use is very important. You want a flour that has a low protein content like White Lily or Southern Biscuit. They are difficult to find outside of the south but can be ordered online.
No need to use a biscuit cutter. Just cut the biscuits into squares with a knife. No waste and no re-rolling the dough. Plus no searching through the drawers for the biscuit cutter.
More Biscuit Recipes
- Ham and Cheese Biscuits
- Sausage Gravy Stuffed Biscuits
- Skillet Snickerdoodle Biscuits
- Buttermilk Biscuits
Funfetti Biscuits
Ingredients
- 3 cups self-rising flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup cold salted butter,, cubed
- 4 ounces cold cream cheese,, cubed
- 3/4 cup cold whole buttermilk
- 1/4 cup sprinkles
- 1 large egg, beaten
Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- couple drops almond extract,, optional
- pinch of salt
- 1 tablespoon sprinkles
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
- Whisk together flour and sugar in a large bowl.
- Add the butter and cream cheese to the bowl and use a pastry cutter or 2 knives to cut them into the flour until the mixture is crumbly and there are no pieces larger than a pea.
- Stir in buttermilk and sprinkles until a shaggy dough forms.
- Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. For easy clean up, I lay a piece of parchment paper on the counter and lightly flour it.
- Pat dough into a rectangle and cut into 4 pieces. Stack the pieces and flatten them down until you have 1 piece of dough that is about 1-inch thick.
- Repeat this process, cutting into 4 pieces and stacking them, 3 more times.
- Pat or roll dough until 1-inch thick. Use a knife to cut into 2-inch squares. Place biscuits on prepared pan. Brush tops with egg.
- Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.
- To make glaze, whisk together all ingredients except sprinkles. Drizzle on top of biscuits and sprinkle with extra sprinkles.
Notes
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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These look so delicious! And everything is just so festive with sprinkles.
I’m thinking these would be a great vehicle for lemon curd as well!