Following the delicious stuffed potato nests, here is another indulgent and beloved recipe: Billion Dollar Buttery Biscuits. Interestingly, this name refers to two distinctly different, but equally delicious, types of biscuits. I’ve found recipes for both, so you can choose the style that best suits your taste.
🧈 Option 1: The 4-Ingredient “Billion Dollar” Biscuit (with 7-Up)
This is the most common version of the recipe and is famous for its incredible ease and unique ingredients. It uses a baking mix and lemon-lime soda to create a surprisingly light and fluffy texture .
· Why it’s called “Billion Dollar”: The combination of simple ingredients yields a biscuit that tastes far more decadent and rich than the effort required, making them feel “worth a billion dollars” .
· Key Features: Ultra-soft, fluffy, and rich, with a crispy, buttery edge where they bake in the melted butter .
Here are the details for this version:
· Prep time: 10 minutes
· Cook time: 12-15 minutes
· Total time: ~25 minutes
· Yield: 12-15 biscuits
Ingredients Instructions
1/2 cup (1 stick) salted butter 1. Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C). Place butter in a 9×13-inch baking dish and melt in the oven while it preheats .
4 1/2 cups Bisquick or similar baking mix 2. In a large bowl, combine Bisquick, lemon-lime soda, and sour cream. Stir gently until just combined; the dough will be soft and sticky .
1 cup lemon-lime soda (like 7-Up or Sprite) 3. Turn dough onto a floured surface. Gently pat it down to about 1/2 to 1-inch thickness .
1 cup full-fat sour cream 4. Cut out biscuits with a floured cutter or glass (don’t twist the cutter!) .
- Place biscuits into the baking dish with the melted butter.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes until golden brown . Let rest for 2-3 minutes before serving warm .
🧈 Option 2: The From-Scratch “Billion Dollar” Biscuit (with Cream Cheese)
Another version of this rich biscuit achieves its “billion dollar” status by incorporating cream cheese into the dough. This creates an exceptionally tender, flaky, and flavorful biscuit .
· Why it’s called “Billion Dollar”: The addition of cream cheese makes the biscuit incredibly rich, tender, and flavorful, elevating it from a simple homemade biscuit to a decadent, “luxury” item .
· Key Features: Flaky, tender layers with a rich, buttery and slightly tangy flavor from the cream cheese.
Here are the details for this scratch-made version:
· Prep time: 15 minutes
· Cook time: 12-15 minutes
· Total time: ~30 minutes
· Yield: 10-12 biscuits
Ingredients Instructions
2 cups all-purpose flour 1. Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper .
1 tablespoon baking powder 2. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt .
1 tablespoon sugar 3. Add the cold cubed butter and cold cubed cream cheese. Cut them into the flour mixture using a pastry cutter or your fingertips until the butter pieces are about the size of small peas .
1/2 teaspoon salt 4. Pour in the milk and stir gently until the dough just comes together .
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cold and cubed 5. Turn the dough onto a floured surface and gently knead 3-4 times. Pat into a 1-inch thick rectangle .
4 oz cream cheese, cold and cubed 6. Cut out biscuits with a floured cutter (press straight down, don’t twist!) .
3/4 cup whole milk or buttermilk 7. Place biscuits on the prepared baking sheet. Brush tops with melted butter .
2 tbsp unsalted butter, melted (for brushing) 8. Bake for 12-15 minutes until golden brown . Serve warm .
💡 Tips for Biscuit Success & Serving Ideas
Regardless of which version you choose, a few tips will ensure perfect results:
· For flaky biscuits (from-scratch version): Keep your butter and cream cheese as cold as possible. Those cold chunks of fat create steam as they melt in the oven, which forms those coveted flaky layers .
· Don’t overwork the dough: Handle the dough gently and as little as possible. Overmixing develops the gluten, which can lead to tough, dense biscuits .
· The cutter rule: When cutting out your biscuits, always press straight down without twisting. Twisting seals the edges and prevents the biscuits from rising to their full, fluffy potential .
These rich biscuits are perfect on their own, but you can also serve them with:
· A dollop of homemade Cinnamon Honey Butter, a popular copycat recipe from Texas Roadhouse that combines butter, powdered sugar, honey, and cinnamon .
· Your favorite jam, honey, or apple butter.
· As a side for soups, stews, or a hearty breakfast with sausage gravy .
I hope you enjoy making (and eating!) these decadent biscuits. Would you like the recipe for the cinnamon honey butter to go with them?