Cream Cheese Iced Biscuits

Once, a long time ago, I made some Sweet Cinnamon Biscuits. They lived for their name. They were too sweet. I never made them again. My younger brother was like, ‘Can you make those biscuits again?’ I said no. I had never had too much of one thing. That was the first time. But I discovered another recipe. The pix didn’t look black from the sugar or cinnamon. So I tried it. They turned out really well. I made some the next morning to use some more of the icing. (We didn’t use it all) Anywho, I got this from Sweet Pea’s Kitchen, http://sweetpeaskitchen.com/2011/02/cinnamon-biscuits/ . And here is what I did.

        Cinnamon Biscuits

2 cups all-purpose flour

1/3 cup white sugar

1 Tablespoon baking powder

½ teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon

1/3 cup butter, softened

¾ cup milk

        Cream Cheese Icing

1 3oz packet of cream cheese, softened

¼ cup butter, softened

1½ cups powdered sugar

½ teaspoon vanilla

1/8 teaspoon salt

1 Tablespoon milk

·          BISCUITS: Line two medium pans with parchment paper or wax paper.

·         In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix the flour, sugar, baking, powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon ‘til well combined. Add the butter. Turn the butter over ether using your hands or with a fork ‘til all sides are coated well with the flour mixture. Turn the mixer on ‘stir’. Do this ‘til the butter is no larger than a pea and resembles coarse cornmeal. Add milk, stirring ‘til becomes a sticky dough (do this by hand).

·         Turn the dough onto a floured surface; knead for 5 mins, adding more flour as you go to make it less sticky.

·         *With your floured hands, press the dough into a rectangle ½ inch thick. Fold the dough as if you’re folding a letter to put it in an envelope.* *Do this step two more times, beginning with flattening it out into a rectangle ½ inch thick.*

·         Preheat oven to 218C (425F).

·         Once you’re done, press the dough ½ inch thick on a floured surface. Cut into rounds (or hearts, haha) and place on the pans.

·         Bake 13 to 15 mins or ‘til biscuits are golden brown.

·         While the biscuits are baking, CREAM CHEESE ICING: Stir all the ingredients together. Just spread on baked biscuits.