Easy Homemade Biscuit Recipe

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Easy Homemade Biscuit Recipe

Make your morning brighter with these easy biscuit recipes. Whip up a batch of buttery, fluffy biscuits that are perfect with a drizzle of honey and a cup of tea or coffee.

Prep Time10

Cook Time10

Total Time20

Servings: servings

Calories: 163kcal

Author: Stephanie Wilson

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
5 teaspoons baking powder
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
6 tablespoons cold butter
3/4 cup milk or buttermilk

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Instructions

Heat the oven to 425°F (218°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment (or butter an oven-safe 10-inch or 12-inch skillet like a cast iron pan).
Combine the flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt in a bowl (or a food processor). Then grate the frozen butter using a box grater or cube the cold butter and add it to the flour mixture. If using grated butter, stir it in; if using cubed butter, cut it in with a pastry cutter or food processor until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Make a well in the middle of the flour, and then pour in the milk (or buttermilk). Stir until a shaggy dough forms.
Transfer the dough onto a lightly floured work surface. Sprinkle a little flour on top, and then bring the dough together. If the dough is too sticky, add flour as needed.
Without working the dough too much, pat it down into a rectangle about 1 inch thick. Fold the dough into thirds, like a letter, press gently to flatten, rotate the dough, and repeat 3 or 4 times to build layers and make your biscuits tall.
Pat the dough into a rectangle between 1/2 inch and 3/4 inch thick. Press a 2-3 inch cutter straight down into the dough, without twisting (which seals the edges and prevents rise) and transfer them to the prepared skillet (or parchment lined baking sheet).
Gently rework the remaining scraps and cut as many biscuits as possible.
Bake until the biscuit tops are beginning to turn lightly golden brown, about 10 to 15 minutes. Brush with melted salted butter immediately after removing from the oven. Serve warm.

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