The Best Homemade Biscuits
These homemade biscuits are tall, buttery and fluffy on the inside, with a delicious crusty edge, and are really simple to make. Just 6 ingredients and 25 minutes and you’ll be in biscuit heaven.
Yield: 12 biscuits
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- ¾ cup cold unsalted butter, cut in small pieces
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup cold buttermilk (or whole milk or fake buttermilk or even skim milk; see notes)
For serving (optional):
- 3 tablespoons melted butter, to brush on the tops of the biscuits after they bake
- Jam/jelly/preserves, etc.
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450.
- Cut the butter into small pieces, about the size of peas, and put in the refrigerator or freezer while you prep the other ingredients.
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, salt and baking powder. Mix well.
- Cut in the butter with a pastry cutter or using two knives to get it well incorporated into the flour mixture and slightly broken down. It should resemble small peas.
- Add the egg and milk and stir until just combined.
- Turn the dough out onto a well floured surface and sprinkle with a a bit of flour.
- Knead the dough 5-6 times. (See notes below for details.)
- Pat the dough out to form a round circle, about 1 inch thick. Cut out the biscuits using a biscuit cutter and place on an ungreased baking sheet. Reshape the dough, until it’s about 1 inch thick again, and cut out remaining biscuits, repeating until all the dough is used.
- Bake at 450 for about 12 minutes, until golden brown.
- Brush with melted butter, if desired, and serve immediately.
Notes
How to make fake buttermilk:
- Combine 1 cup of regular milk (even skim is fine) and 1 tablespoon of fresh lemon juice in a small bowl.
- Mix them together and let sit for a few minutes, then proceed with your recipe.
- Turn your dough out onto a clean and well-floured surface. Shape into a rough ball.
- Use the heel of your hand to gently press the dough down and away from you.
- Lift the edge of the dough that’s farthest from you and fold it over itself back toward you.
- Rotate the dough ball slightly and repeat.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1biscuit | Calories: 239kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 47mg | Sodium: 298mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g
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