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Easy Homemade Biscuits Recipe

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These easy homemade biscuits are light, flaky, and buttery, making them the perfect companion for breakfast or any meal. Made with simple pantry staples and a few key steps, these biscuits come together quickly and bake to a golden perfection with a tender crumb.

Ingredients

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Dry Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour (250g)
  • 1 Tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 Tablespoon granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Wet Ingredients

  • 6 Tablespoons unsalted butter, very cold (85g) (European unsalted butter preferred)
  • ¾ cup whole milk (177ml) (buttermilk or 2% milk also works)

Instructions

  1. Chill Butter: Place the butter in the freezer for 10-20 minutes to ensure it’s very cold, which helps create light, flaky biscuits.
  2. Preheat Oven: Set your oven to 425°F (220°C) and line a baking sheet with nonstick parchment paper.
  3. Mix Dry Ingredients: In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt; mix thoroughly and set aside.
  4. Incorporate Butter: Remove butter from refrigerator. Either cut into small chunks using a pastry cutter or grate the butter using a box grater, then add to the flour mixture.
  5. Combine Butter and Flour: Stir or cut the butter into the dry mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs with small pieces of butter visible.
  6. Add Milk: Pour in the milk and stir with a wooden spoon or spatula until the dough just comes together, being careful not to overwork it.
  7. Form Dough: Transfer dough to a floured surface and gently work it together by hand; add more flour if too sticky.
  8. Layer Dough: Fold the dough in half over itself, gently flatten layers, rotate 90 degrees, and repeat folding 5-6 times to build flakiness without overworking.
  9. Flatten Dough: Using your hands, gently press the dough to about 1 inch thickness.
  10. Cut Biscuits: Lightly flour a 2 ¾ inch biscuit cutter and press straight down into the dough without twisting. Place cut biscuits on the prepared baking sheet spaced less than ½ inch apart.
  11. Rework & Cut Additional Biscuits: Gather scraps gently, reshape, and cut additional biscuits to yield at least six total.
  12. Bake: Bake biscuits in the preheated oven at 425°F for 12 minutes, or until the tops just start to turn lightly golden brown.
  13. Finish & Serve: Optionally brush warm biscuits with melted salted butter after baking. Serve warm for best flavor.

Notes

  • Use very cold butter for optimal flakiness.
  • Avoid overworking the dough to keep biscuits tender.
  • Buttermilk can be used instead of whole milk for a slight tang.
  • Do not twist the biscuit cutter when cutting to prevent sealing edges and reducing rise.
  • Biscuits are best served warm on the day they are baked.

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