You can’t go wrong with this buttery, soft, easy homemade biscuits recipe. These classic from scratch southern biscuits are amazing.
Eat them plain, slather butter and honey or jelly on them, add gravy to them, whatever you like. I love how incredibly easy they are to make with just a handful of ingredients. With this easy homemade biscuits recipe, you will be making perfect biscuits every time.
No more going to the store to buy those premade biscuits in a can or the frozen biscuits. Time to make them fresh and totally from scratch. If I can do it, you can do it. Let’s get baking!
Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour 240g
2 tbsp baking powder 30g
1 tsp. salt 5g
1 tbsp. sugar 13g (optional)
5 tbsp. cold butter salted or unsalted (70g)
1 cup cold milk buttermilk or whole milk (240ml)
Instructions
Add the flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder to a sifter and sift those ingredients into a large bowl. Or just add them to a bowl and use a whisk.
Take the cold butter and cut it up into small chunks, or you can freeze it and shred it with a box grater. Add the flour mixture to a food processor with the butter and pulse until well combined. The flour mixture should change colors from white to blonde. Or use a pastry blender.
Pour in all the milk or buttermilk and mix with a wooden spoon or fork until a dough forms. If the dough is super sticky add another tablespoon of flour and mix it in, then a little more until the dough is only slightly sticky.
Pour the dough onto a floured surface and knead it for 20 to 30 seconds. Using your hands shape the dough into a rectangle that is about 1 inch or so high, it really doesn't matter a whole lot. Cover it with plastic wrap or a cloth and allow the dough to rest for 20 to 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 425 F/218C. Use a biscuit cutter or a glass and cut out the round shapes and place them on an ungreased sheet pan or cookie sheet, about 1 inch apart. You will have 10 to 12 depending on the size. Baste them with melted butter or milk if you like.
Bake them on the middle rack position for 10 to 15 minutes until they puff up and are golden brown. After they are done baking, allow them to cool for a few minutes, before serving. Enjoy!
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