Tide You Over Tuesday: Shortcut Cinnamon Biscuits

by Amanda @ A Few Short Cuts on March 28, 2011

It is hard to appease the kids when they want Cinnamon Rolls. I can’t just pop a can open or pick up a batch from the bakery. These darn food allergies! We have found one brand that is gluten free and dairy free but they are also about $6.50 for 4. Yep, that puts a dent in my budget.

After some brain storming and staring at my newly found collection of GF Bisquick….inspiration struck! I know what I am going to make today!

Shortcut Cinnamon Biscuits

1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup chopped pecans
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 cups biscuit mix (Bisquick, etc.)
3 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened

Directions

In a small bowl mix sugar, pecans, softened butter and cinnamon to make a crumbly mixture, and set aside.
Prepare mix according to package directions for drop biscuits
Grease a muffin pan and drop 1 rounded tbsp of dough into each cup.
Sprinkle 1 tsp cinnamon, sugar, butter and pecan mixture over each muffin cup.
Add another rounded Tbsp of dough and top with another tsp of cinnamon mix.
Bake in preheated 400° oven for 15 minutes, or until lightly browned.

Serve cinnamon biscuits warm with icing below.

Icing

1 8 oz package cream cheese
1/2 lb Margarine
1 lb Powdered Sugar
1 tsp lemon juice
2 tsp vanilla extract

Directions

Allow margarine and cream cheese to reach room temperature.
Beat cream cheese and margarine together in a bowl with a mixer.
Slowly add in all powdered sugar.
Once all of the sugar is in the bowl mix until smooth.
When almost done, add in the extracts. Enjoy!
Refrigerate extra icing in air tight container.

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Tips

Gluten free- Use Gluten free bisquick for great results
Dairy Free- Use margarine and Almond milk to mix biscuits. Make a simple icing with powdered sugar, margarine, and almond milk
You can line the muffin pans with paper liners if you don’t want to mess with the mess.
Bake these as a base for a fab dessert with ice cream. YUM!

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{ 3 comments… read them below or add one }

Kathie March 29, 2011 at 5:29 am: What a nice treat!

The basic directions do not state when to add the melted butter.

The icing directions do not state when to add the icing. Do you apply when warm or just drizzle it on? Guess it could be to taste.

Thanks!

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Diana March 29, 2011 at 10:48 am: These look yummy! I never thought about layering the cinnamon mixture with the biscuit dough. Thanks for the tip!

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Laurie April 27, 2011 at 2:02 pm: Do you use ground cinnamon or cinnamon sugar? I am assuming ground cinnamon. I’m making these for mother’s day brunch!

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