7 Up Biscuits Recipe (Just 4 Ingredients!) - Oh Sweet Basil (2024)

These 7 Up Biscuits are super fluffy! This recipe calls for just 4 ingredients and comes together in about 15 minutes! Perfect for family dinners, Thanksgiving, and Christmas!

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7 Up Biscuits with Bisquick

Have you ever tried making biscuits? It’s a little intimidating at first because you’re trying to keep the butter cold and cut it into the biscuits just the right way, not over mix or over pat the dough, and then there’s the recipe itself! Did you pick the right one because they are for sure flatter than the picture!

And then we discovered these crazy easy 7 Up Biscuits! Oh my goodness!!

There really is something about biscuits that I love. I love the texture, I love the taste and I especially love that you don’t need many ingredients. What I don’t love is that if you didn’t grow up making them, even with only a few ingredients you can totally mess them up.

Rude.

Recipes should always turn out and not ever flop because when you want hot, buttery carbs drizzled with honey or slathered with jam you cannot accept the flat or dry mess that they can turn out to be.

Our 7 Up Bisquick biscuit recipe is much easier. There’s no butter to deal with in the dough itself, but they still turn out buttery.These Crazy Easy 7 UP Biscuits are totally like a normal biscuit. You would never even guess that it’s pop in there!

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What’s Needed for 7 Up Biscuits With Bisquick?

You will need a few ingredients for these 7 Up biscuits, but if you’re like us you may not have them all on hand at all times, so let’s break it down.

  • Bisquick
  • 7 Up
  • Sour cream
  • Butter

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How to Make Biscuits withBisquick and 7 Up

This is really quite an easy Bisquick biscuit recipe, but the part, in my opinion that get’s a little crazy is when you have to fold the dough in extra Bisquick so practice really is what makes perfect.

  1. Start with a large bowl. Add the Bisquick, sour cream and 7 Up. Stir it all together.
  2. Here’s where it’s important to slow down and be gentle. Sprinkle about 1/4 cup of Bisquick over the counter and scoop the stick mess onto it.
  3. Sprinkle another 1/4 cup over the dough and gently slide your hands under the dough, gently picking up the dough and folding it over the other half. Turn the dough a quarter turn and repeat until the dough is soft, but not sticking to your hands unless you squeeze it tight.
  4. Gently, ever so gently pat the dough out evenly. Now most recipes say 1-inch thick but I prefer mile high biscuits so I push 1 1/2 to 2 inches.
  5. Pour melted butter into a 9×13-inch baking dish.
  6. Gather a little of the Bisquick on the counter into a pile and put your biscuit shaper into the product, jiggling it a little. This will keep the dough from sticking to the biscuit cutter.
  7. Cut the biscuits out and lay each one in the pan.
  8. Re-form the dough and continue to be as gentle as you can, and place each in the pan.
  9. Bake for only about 10-12 minutes and then remove from the oven.

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How Do You Know When Biscuits Are Done?

Biscuits, scones and shortcakes are done when they have risen high and are golden brown. You should also be able to tap the top without it sinking back down from the wet dough.

How Long Do Biscuits Last?

Properly stored, freshly baked biscuits will last for about 1 to 2 days at normal room temperature.In the fridge, freshly baked biscuits will keep well forabout 1 week when properly stored.

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Why Did My Biscuits Come Out Flat?

The most likely culprit is over mixing.It is the bane of biscuits, muffins, quickbreads and pancakes.

All of the aforementioned should be mixed quickly and lightly, just enough to combine the ingredients.Use a fork or a big rubber spatula wielded with deft, unobtrusive strokes.

Another culprit could be your baking powder.BP is one product where the expiration date really means something.

Do I Have to Use Bisquick?

Yes! You must use Bisquick as it’s a key ingredient in this recipe. However, if you can’t find Bisquick where you live, you can easily make your own Bisquick at home!

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Can I Use Diet 7 Up?

We’ve only ever made this 7 Up biscuit recipe using regular 7 Up, so I’m not sure how using diet 7 Up would affect the flavor and texture.

Can I Use Another Type of Soda?

You can likely make this Bisquick biscuit recipe using regular Sprite or a similar lemon-lime flavored soda. However, we’ve only tested this recipe using 7 Up so we can’t say for sure if another type of soda will work.

We recently have made them with lime seltzer water instead of 7 Up and plain Green Yogurt instead of sour cream they turned out beautifully!

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Tips for Making Biscuits with Bisquick and 7 Up

  • Do NOT use a whisk to stir everything together. This is a very sticky dough and you will be giving me the evil eye if you have to clean all of that dough out of the whisk. Use a wooden spoon or even a fork, which is what I often do.
  • We’ve only tested this recipe using regular Bisquick, but if you’re gluten-free you may be able to use a gluten-free Bisquick alternative.
  • For the sour cream, you can use lower fat, but the 7 Up biscuits do seem higher when you use regular sour cream.

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7 Up Biscuits

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Servings: 15

Prep Time: 5 minutes mins

Cook Time: 10 minutes mins

Total Time: 15 minutes mins

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These7 Up Biscuitsare super fluffy! This recipe calls for just 4 ingredients and comes together in about 15 minutes! Perfect for family dinners, Thanksgiving, and Christmas!

Ingredients

  • 4 Cups Bisquick, + 1/2 cup for kneading
  • 1 Cup 7 UP
  • 1 Cup Sour Cream
  • 1/2 Cup Butter

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.

  • Melt the butter and pour into a 9x13-inch pan.

  • In a large bowl, stir together the bisquick, 7up and sour cream. The dough will be extremely sticky.

  • Sprinkle 2 tablespoons to 1/4 cup of bisquick on the counter, and turn the dough out onto the counter.

  • Sprinkle 2 tablespoons to 1/4 cup bisquick over the dough.

  • Gently slide your fingers under the dough and lift it up and over the dough so it folds in half.

  • Turn the dough and gently repeat until the dough is no longer sticky unless you squeeze the dough.

  • Gently pat the dough 1 1/2 to 2 inches thick.

  • Place a biscuit cutter or jar in the leftover bisquick to flour it and gently cut out biscuits, repeating in the flour as necessary.

  • Carefully bring the dough back together and pat it out until you've used all the dough.

  • Place the biscuits in the buttered pan and bake for 10-12 minutes.

  • Remove from the oven to cool and eat!

Notes

  • Biscuits will keep for 2-3 days.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 227kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 3gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 25mgSodium: 476mgPotassium: 74mgFiber: 1gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 285IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 76mgIron: 1mg

Author: Sweet Basil

Course: Yeast Bread Recipes and Quick Bread Recipes

Cuisine: American

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FAQs

What is the secret to biscuits? ›

Carla's secret to making flaky biscuits is simple: grate the butter. Grating the butter creates shards that are uniform in size, ensuring they're evenly mixed with the flour. But in order to properly grate it, you need to make sure your butter is cold — very, very cold.

What are the ingredients in biscuits? ›

The principal ingredients of biscuit dough are soft wheat flour, sugar, fat, and water. They are mixed with other minor ingredients (such as baking powder, skimmed milk, emulsifier, and sodium metabisulphite) to form dough containing a well- developed gluten network.

What is the formula for making biscuits? ›

The basic formula is as follows: 2 cups AP flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 6 tablespoons butter, 1/2 cup milk—and the add-in(s) of your choice. I'm giving you two savory options. The red is a sun-dried tomato and cheddar biscuit with paprika and a touch of cayenne.

What is a substitute for 7up? ›

Just add lemon and lime juice to a syrup solution, along with a little Kool-Aid lemonade drink mix for that special tang thanks to included citric acid, and you're almost there. When the syrup has cooled, mix it into some cold soda water in a 1 to 4 ratio. That's it. You've just made this clone of 7-UP yours.

Is it better to use butter or crisco for biscuits? ›

So what's the final verdict? Butter is the winner here. The butter biscuits were moister with that wonderful butter taste and melt-in-your mouth texture. I'd be curious to test out substituting half or just two tablespoons of the butter with shortening to see if you get the best of both.

What does adding an egg to biscuits do? ›

As it turns out, adding hard-boiled egg yolks to your biscuit dough is a way to ward off an overworked, tough dough that can be the downfall of a butter-based pastry. When the trick is employed, the pastry shatters and then dissolves in your mouth quickly, tasting like a knob of flaky butter.

What is the best flour for biscuits? ›

There is some actual science behind why White Lily flour is lighter than others and, thus, better suited for items like biscuits and cakes.

What are nice biscuits made of? ›

INGREDIENTS:Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Palm Oil, Sugar, Desiccated Coconut (6%), Glucose Syrup, Raising Agents:Ammonium Bicarbonate, Sodium Bicarbonate; Sea Salt, Flavouring, Emulsifier:Mono- and Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters of Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids.

What are the three basic types of biscuits? ›

Types of Biscuits
  • Rolled Biscuits. Rolled biscuits are one of the most popular baking-powder leavened quick breads. ...
  • Drop Biscuits. Drop biscuits have more milk or other liquid added to the dough than rolled biscuits. ...
  • Scones. ...
  • Shortcakes.

Is it better to use milk or buttermilk in biscuits? ›

What's the Difference Between Buttermilk Biscuits and Regular Biscuits? As the names might suggest, regular biscuits do not contain buttermilk, while these do. Regular biscuits are typically prepared with milk or water instead. Buttermilk adds a nice tang to the biscuit flavor and helps them rise better.

Which liquid makes the best biscuits? ›

Just as important as the fat is the liquid used to make your biscuits. Our Buttermilk Biscuit recipe offers the choice of using milk or buttermilk. Buttermilk is known for making biscuits tender and adding a zippy tang, so we used that for this test.

Is buttermilk or heavy cream better for biscuits? ›

Heavy cream provides rich butterfat that gives the biscuits tenderness and flavor, as well as moisture from its water content. The formula requires minimal mixing, reducing the risk of too much gluten development.

What ingredient was removed from 7UP? ›

Lithium citrate was removed from 7UP in 1948 when the government banned its use in soft drinks. Other problematic ingredients included calcium disodium EDTA which was removed in 2006, and at that time potassium citrate replaced sodium citrate to lower the sodium content.

What are the ingredients in 7UP soda? ›

Filtered carbonated water, sugar, citric acid, lemon extract, lime extract, stevia leaf extract.”

What's the difference between 7UP and Sprite? ›

There's a clear difference between 7up and Sprite. 7up has a much brighter and fresher taste. I could even say it's more crisp. It's a bit harder to tell the difference between co*ke and Pepsi but there's most certainly a difference.

What are the two most important steps in biscuit making? ›

The two keys to success in making the best biscuits are handling the dough as little as possible as well as using very cold solid fat (butter, shortening, or lard) and cold liquid. When the biscuits hit the oven, the cold liquid will start to evaporate creating steam which will help our biscuits get very tall.

What makes biscuits taste better? ›

Buttermilk adds a tangy flavor to the biscuits and makes them slightly more tender. No food processor: Add the dry ingredients to a large bowl, and use your hands or a pastry cutter to cut the butter into the flour until crumbly.

Should you chill biscuit dough before baking? ›

But if you chill your pan of biscuits in the fridge before baking, not only will the gluten relax (yielding more tender biscuits), the butter will harden up. And the longer it takes the butter to melt as the biscuits bake, the more chance they have to rise high and maintain their shape. So, chill... and chill.

What ingredient most caused the biscuits to rise? ›

While biscuits receive some leavening power from chemical sources — baking powder and baking soda — the difference between serviceable and greatness comes from the extra rise that steam provides. In order to generate steam, the oven must be set at a minimum of 425 degrees for at least 10 minutes prior to baking.

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