CRANBERRY ORANGE BUTTER SWIM BISCUITS

These Cranberry Orange Butter Swim Biscuits are perfect for the holiday season!

❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE

We love everything about this biscuit recipe! The flavor is wonderful and is the perfect biscuit for Christmas morning. We have had some people tell us they have such a hard time with biscuits, and if that is you.. these are the ones to make! No kneading needed and you can make them using one bowl. They come together easily and you dont have to cut them out or anything. You just need an 8X8 pan! Perfect for a small gathering or you could make two pans! Now.. if you are a fan of homemade biscuits, you must make our Cathead Biscuits, they are amazing.

SWAPS

We love the glaze on these biscuits but you can absolutely leave it off if you like. You could also add a little orange juice to it for an an orange glaze. You can use salted butter and leave the salt out of the recipe.

⭐TIP

We use fresh cranberries in this recipe and the flavor is great. You could probably switch them out for craisins if you needed.

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Cranberry Orange Butter Swim Biscuits

Anne Walkup

These are the perfect holiday biscuit and they come together quickly. The cranberry and orange go great together.

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

Course biscuit, Breakfast

Cuisine American

1 stick of unsalted butter or 8 tablespoons melted
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup white granulated sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped fresh cranberries
2 tablespoons orange zest
2 cups buttermilk

Glaze for biscuits:

1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup powdered sugar
3 tablespoons milk more or less

Melt the butter in a 9 x 9 or 8 x 8 baking dish. In a mixing bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, chopped cranberries and orange zest.
Add buttermilk and stir with spoon until dough come together and makes a ball. Press biscuit dough into pan with melted butter. Cut into 9 squares with knife.
Bake in preheated 425 degree oven for 20 to 25 minutes until brown on top. Makes 9 biscuits. Can add glaze below or leave it off if you want.

Glaze Instructions

Combine and mix with spoon until of a consistency you can drizzle over cooked and cooled biscuits.

Keyword Cranberry Orange Biscuits, Cranberry Orange Butter Swim Biscuits

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