This easy homemade biscuits recipe will become your go-to favorite side dish.
Best Reasons to Bake These Biscuits
- This recipe for homemade biscuits is a simple, foundation recipe that is sure to be on permanent rotation all year long.
- With just a few pantry pantry ingredients such as flour, sugar, baking powder, butter, and milk, these scratch biscuits are made easily in your kitchen.
- You’ll love biscuits made from scratch and slathered with honey butter, topped with country gravy, or used to sop up beef stew.
Simple Kitchen Staples
Flour: All-purpose white flour yields the best fluffy, tender results. For accurate measuring, aerate the flour by whisking it in the container before scooping it out.
Baking Powder: Without active baking powder, biscuits will not rise, so check that it’s not expired.
Butter: Butter provides rich flavor. We prefer unsalted, but any real butter works.
Sugar & Salt: These give extra flavor, but biscuits are tasty without sugar or even salt, if using salted butter.
Milk: This is your binder. Whole milk gives a rich flavor to biscuits, but you can use buttermilk, half-and-half, cream, or your favorite non-dairy alternative.
Variations: Match your biscuits to the menu and sprinkle in some seasoning blends like Italian herbs, everything bagel, or a simple sprinkle of parmesan cheese to add extra flavor. Got buttermilk? Swap it for milk! You could even make your own dog biscuits (without salt or sugar!) by swapping in whole wheat for all-purpose flour and adding an egg or two for protein.
How to Make Homemade Biscuits
- Whisk dry ingredients together in a large bowl (recipe below).
- Massage butter into the mixture, pour in milk.
- Add flour, a little at a time until dough is easy to handle.
- Knead dough and roll into 1” thickness.
- Cut out biscuits and and bake until golden brown.
Pro Tips for the Best Biscuits
- You may not need all of the flour listed in the recipe. Use only what is needed to produce the right consistency that is pliable and easy to form.
- Avoid overworking the dough, which can produce flat and dense biscuits.
- For extra fluffy biscuits, make your own buttermilk by stirring in a tablespoon of white vinegar in the milk and let it stand for 5-10 minutes
- No matter if you are using a glass or a biscuit cutter, don’t twist it when cutting the biscuits. Twisting the cutter seals the dough and prevents it from rising into airy layers.
- Brush biscuit tops with milk or an egg wash if desired to produce shiny and golden-brown tops.
Saving Some For Later
- Keep leftover homemade biscuits in a covered container at room temperature for up to 4 days or in the refrigerator for up to a week. Reheat them in the oven covered in foil at 350°F for 5-10 minutes.
- Freeze biscuits in zippered bags for up to 4 months.
- Use this recipe as the foundation for your favorite Southern meals, like chicken and biscuits, or country gravy.
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Homemade Biscuits Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2¼ cups flour divided
- 1 Tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 cup milk
- butter additional for top of biscuits if desired
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450˚F.
- In a large bowl, whisk together 2 cups flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt.
- Add butter and with your fingers, massage into the flour.
- Pour in milk and mix to combine. If the dough is too sticky, mix in 1 Tablespoon of reserved flour at a time until the dough is no longer sticky and is easy to handle.
- Place dough on a lightly floured surface. Pat down dough and fold it over 2-3 times to create layers. Roll dough out to 1 inch thickness.
- Cut out 6 biscuits, pressing straight down on the cutter (or glass). Do not twist the cutter or biscuits will not rise properly. Place biscuits in a skillet or on a baking tray.
- Bake biscuits for 10 minutes, or until golden brown and cooked through.
- Remove from the oven and brush add a bit of butter to the tops if desired.
Notes
- Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 4 days, or in the freezer for up to 4 months.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information does not include optional ingredients or garnish and is an estimate. It may change based on actual ingredients and cooking methods used.
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Smother these biscuits with country gravy and enjoy the goodness! Candace’s Husband