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homemade biscuits

Recipe by
Crystal ~
Somewhere, IL

Everyone has their favorite ingredients or technique for making biscuits. This recipe is my favorite way of insuring fluffy, tender, flaky, golden biscuits. I hope it becomes yours too. :)

yield serving(s)
prep time 10 Min
cook time 15 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For homemade biscuits

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) of cold unsalted butter, cubed
  • 1 cup of milk or cream with 1 tablespoon of vinegar mixed in…let sit for 5 minutes

How To Make homemade biscuits

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 425 degrees. (Note: Oven temperatures can run differently. If your oven tends to run hot, bake at 425 degrees, but if your oven runs cooler, bake at 450 degrees).
  • 2
    Whisk together the dry ingredients. Cut the cold butter cubes into the flour mixture using a pastry cutter until mixture has a crumbly coarse texture. Note: (You can use a food processor also, which works great; add the flour-butter mixture too another bowl before adding the milk).
  • 3
    Make a little well in center of mixture. Pour half of milk in and stir until the dough starts to come together; add the rest of the milk and mix until dough mixture forms a ball. Dough will be slightly wet and sticky.
  • 4
    Place a medium piece of waxed paper on a flat surface like your kitchen counter and sprinkle flour on it. Scrape the biscuit mixture out onto the waxed paper. **I use wax paper because it makes the clean-up easier. :) Use your cutting board or table, if you wish.
  • 5
    Lightly dust your hands with flour. Dust the top of the dough mixture with flour and gently fold the dough over 5-6 times. Do not over work the dough. Gently pat the dough down to ¾ to 1 inch thick.
  • 6
    Cut biscuits out with a biscuit cutter dipped in flour; flouring the cutter after each cut. (Do not twist the biscuit cutter while cutting).
  • 7
    Place biscuits on a parchment lined baking sheet and bake for 10-15 minutes or until tops are golden brown; remove from oven last 3-5 minutes and brush with melted butter; return to oven to finish baking. Do not over bake.

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