Homemade Biscuits

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These Homemade Biscuits are simple, fluffy, and the perfect thing to spread butter and your favorite jam on straight from the warm oven. Simple and delicious!

This recipe is such a classic, but if you need a biscuit with a little more to offer, try making some delicious Cheddar Herb Biscuits or make the Fast and Easy Biscuits that only require four simple ingredients to make.

There is nothing like a good homemade biscuit. Wouldn't you agree?

The soft fresh bread coming steamy out of a warm oven. A Golden brown crispy top brushed with salty melted butter. The warm soft center that's light and fluffy. With a brown crispy bottom that provides an extra layer of crunch as well as the base of so much goodness.

Biscuits are amazing!

Actually, I believe that any bread straight out of the oven is amazing, but especially biscuits because they seem to require so much work that you don’t see them around as often. At least at my house anyway.

Now don’t get me wrong. Frozen biscuits have their purpose and can be just as delicious and ready in minutes, but sometimes, you have to take a chance and make them yourself.

For those times, if you need a recipe that requires minimal ingredients and is easy to make, then be sure to give this one a try!

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• Ingredient Notes
• Instructions
• Recipe Tips
• Equipment
• Storage
• Recipe
• More Biscuit Recipes

Ingredient Notes

1. All-purpose flour - For this particular recipe, just use plain all-purpose flour.
2. Baking powder - Be sure to check the date to make sure it has not expired. This ingredient will help to give the biscuits the rise they need to be light and fluffy.
3. Granulated sugar - Just a small amount to add a bit of flavor to the biscuits. Don't worry it will not make them sweet.
4. Cream of tartar - You will also want to check the expiration date on this spice to make sure it is still good. This will add some much needed acid to this biscuit recipe.
5. Salt - A small amount to balance out the flavor. I prefer to use kosher salt for this ingredient.
6. Butter - Make sure it is cold, cold, cold butter. It can be unsalted or salted, whichever you prefer.
7. Egg - A single large egg is all that is needed for this recipe. It is perfectly acceptable to grab it straight from the refrigerator.
8. Milk - Use whole milk and make sure it is cold.

Instructions

Begin the biscuit recipe by preheating the oven to 450 degrees F. and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a medium bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking powder, granulated sugar, cream of tartar, and salt. Set this dry mixture aside. In a separate small bowl, whisk together the egg and milk until combined.

Using a fork or pastry cutter, cut the cold butter into the flour mixture until it resembles a coarse meal and the butter is about the size of a pea.

Next, add the milk and egg mixture into the flour mixture using a wooden spoon to stir just enough until it comes together to form a loose dough ball.

Roll the dough into a loose ball, lightly flour a clean work surface.

Using a lightly floured rolling pin, roll out the dough and cut the biscuit shapes using a biscuit cutter. Place the cut biscuits onto the prepared pan and place them into the oven to bake for 10 to 15 minutes, until golden brown.

Once finished, carefully remove the biscuits from the oven. Brush the top of each biscuit with additional butter if you prefer and serve immediately while still warm. Enjoy!

Recipe Tips

• Make sure the egg, milk, and butter are cold to make the best biscuits.
• Cut the butter into small cube pieces or use a boxed grater to shred the butter into the flour mixture. This process will create more even butter pieces.
• Do not over work the dough, it will make the biscuits tough. Stop mixing once the dough comes together and sticks onto itself.
• If the dough is too sticky or wet, try adding a little more flour. Only add a little at a time.

Equipment

To make this easy biscuit recipe, you will need a baking sheet, mixing bowl, wooden spoon, and pastry cutter or fork.

Storage

Store any leftover homemade biscuits in an airtight container at room temperature for 2 days or in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.

Recipe

Original post date 06/08/2016. Updated 09/24/2021. Updated photos are by Gabby of Cookie Dough Diaries

More Biscuit Recipes

• Cheddar Herb Biscuits
• Cheddar Biscuits
• Fast and Easy Biscuits (Mayo Biscuits)
• Cheddar Bay Biscuits

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