Funfetti Red White and Blue Iced Skillet Biscuits
Highly customizable biscuits for any occasion, just switch up the colored candy sprinkles for a festive look.
Ingredients
Biscuits:
- 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons flour
- 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar optional (helps to make the biscuit light and fluffy)
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 egg for the biscuit dough
- 1/3 cup butter chilled and cut into small cubes (for the biscuit dough)
- 1/4 cup red, white and blue jimmie candy sprinkles
- 1 tablespoon flour (to dust the cutting board; use more if needed)
- 1-1/2 teaspoons butter softened (to grease the skillet)
Egg Wash:
- 1 egg beaten (for the egg wash)
- 1 tablespoon water (for the egg wash)
Icing:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 lemon juiced
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1-1/2 teaspoons red, white and blue jimmie candy sprinkles (for garnish)
Equipment
- 8-inch Iron skillet
- 3-inch Round biscuit or cookie cutter
Instructions
Preparation:
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Grease the skillet with butter along the bottom and sides of the pan, and set aside.
Biscuit Dough:
- In a large bowl add the flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, cream of tartar (optional, helps to make the biscuit light and fluffy), milk and egg. Stir together.
- Using a pastry cutter or large sturdy fork, cut in the butter to form the dough. Lightly flour a cutting board and transfer the dough on to the cutting board.
Candy Sprinkles:
- Make a “well” in the middle of the dough and add about a quarter of the candy jimmies.
Knead the Dough:
- Knead the dough while at the same time mixing in the jimmies. Sprinkle more flour on the cutting board and add another quarter of the jimmies to the dough.
- Continue to knead and mix the remaining candies into the dough, adding more flour to the cutting board as needed.
Roll and Cut the Dough:
- Roll the dough with a rolling pin so that it's about 1-1/4 thick. Using a biscuit or cookie cutter, cut the biscuits. You may need to cut just 3 biscuits out of the first batch and roll the remaining dough for the fourth biscuit.
- Add the biscuits to the greased skillet so the sides of each biscuit are touching one another.
Egg Wash:
- Whisk together the egg and water. With a pastry brush, brush the tops of the biscuits with egg wash.
Bake:
- Bake in a preheated oven until the tops of the biscuits turn a light golden color (about 16 minutes).
- Remove from the oven and let slightly cool (about 5 minutes). The biscuits should still be hot so carefully transfer them to the serving plates.
Icing and Topping:
- In a small bowl, add the icing ingredients and whisk together.
- One at a time, drizzle icing on top of each warm biscuit and immediately top with the candy jimmies before the icing sets.
Serve:
- Serve warm.
Notes
TIP
- One at a time, drizzle icing on top of each warm biscuit and immediately top with the candy jimmies before the icing sets.