7-UP Biscuits Recipe (from scratch) – soft, fluffy biscuits made with lemon-lime soda. No Bisquick needed!
Serve these biscuits warm with butter and jam or alongside a hearty soup.
7-UP BISCUITS
If you want a simple homemade biscuit without reaching for a mix, these 7-UP Biscuits are a perfect choice. Made from basic pantry ingredients and lemon-lime soda, they bake up soft, fluffy, and slightly tender—almost like fast-food biscuits but made from scratch. This recipe recreates a quick Bisquick-style dough using flour, baking powder, salt, and shortening, then brings it together with sour cream and 7-UP. The result is easy, flavorful biscuits that melt in your mouth.
How to make 7-UP Biscuits
Most 7-UP biscuit recipes use Bisquick, but you can easily make them from scratch. Here’s the streamlined method:
- Preheat oven to 450°F (232°C).
- Melt butter and pour it into an 8″ square or a 9″x7″ rectangular baking dish.
- In a large bowl, whisk together 2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 tablespoon baking powder, and 1 teaspoon salt. Cut in 1/3 cup shortening with a fork or pastry cutter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Stir in 1/2 cup sour cream until combined, then add 1/2 cup room-temperature 7-UP and stir; the dough will be sticky and shaggy.
- Lightly flour a work surface and turn the dough onto it. Pat or gently shape the dough into a rectangle roughly the size of your baking dish (about 9″x7″ or 8″ square).
- Cut the dough into 8 biscuits with a knife to form squares (this uses the whole dough with no scraps). Alternatively, use a round cutter and re-roll any scraps.
- Place the cut biscuits into the baking dish with melted butter, spacing them evenly.
- Bake for 16–18 minutes or until the tops are golden. Remove from oven and let cool briefly before serving warm.
How to cut the biscuits
For a no-waste approach, form the dough into a rectangle the same size as your pan and slice it into squares with a knife. I formed mine into a 9″x7″ rectangle and cut it into eight equal biscuits. You can use a round cutter if you prefer the traditional shape, but that can leave leftover dough to rework.
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7-UP Biscuits Recipe from scratch
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup shortening
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup 7-UP soda, room temperature
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450°F (232°C).
- Melt butter and pour it into an 8″ square or 9″x7″ rectangular dish.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Stir in sour cream with a wooden spoon.
- Add 7-UP and stir; dough will be sticky and shaggy.
- Flour a flat surface and turn dough out. Form it into a rectangle roughly the size of your dish.
- Cut the dough into biscuits (see note). Place the pieces into the buttered dish.
- Bake for 16–18 minutes or until tops are golden.
- Remove from oven and let cool slightly before serving warm.
Notes
You can use a round cutter, but cutting the dough into squares with a knife uses all the dough without scraps.
Nutrition
Calories: 275 kcal | Carbohydrates: 26 g | Protein: 3 g | Fat: 17 g | Saturated Fat: 7 g | Cholesterol: 22 mg | Sodium: 356 mg | Potassium: 205 mg | Sugar: 2 g | Vitamin A: 265 IU | Vitamin C: 0.2 mg | Calcium: 87 mg | Iron: 1.6 mg