Sour Cream and Scallion Drop Biscuits

Name: Sour Cream and Scallion Drop Biscuits
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 2 teaspoons kosher salt; 1 teaspoon sugar; ½ teaspoon baking soda; ½ cup unsalted butter; 4 whole scallions; 1½ cups sour cream; 1 pinch Hungarian hot paprika

Fluffy, buttery drop biscuits loaded with fresh scallions and tangy sour cream, finished with a sprinkle of Hungarian paprika. These savory biscuits are perfect as a side dish or breakfast treat.

8 servings

25 min

Published October 4, 2025

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Ingredients

•2 cups all-purpose flour
•2 teaspoons baking powder
•2 teaspoons kosher salt
•1 teaspoon sugar
•½ teaspoon baking soda
•½ cup unsalted butter
•4 whole scallions
•1½ cups sour cream
•1 pinch Hungarian hot paprika

Cooking Instructions

1.
Preheat oven to 400°F. Whisk flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, and baking soda in a large bowl. Drizzle in 6 Tbsp. butter and mix lightly with your hands just to distribute butter. Make a well in center of bowl and add scallions and sour cream. Mix with a wooden spoon until no dry spots remain and mixture forms a shaggy dough.
10 min
2.
Using 2 spoons, drop 1/2-cupfuls of dough onto a parchment-lined baking sheet, spacing at least 1 1/2" apart, or into a 12" cast-iron skillet, arranging so sides of biscuits are just touching (you should have 8). Brush tops with remaining 2 Tbsp. butter; sprinkle with paprika. Bake biscuits until tops and bottoms are golden brown on top and bottom, 12-15 minutes.
15 min