Easy Homemade Biscuits

Two stacked, golden-brown homemade biscuits with flaky layers against a blurred background.

Bake up a batch of these buttery, fluffy homemade biscuits from scratch using 5 simple ingredients for foolproof results every single time!

Course Breakfast, Side Dish

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 20

Total Time 25

Servings biscuits

Calories 201kcal

Author Sherri Hagymas

Ingredients

2 cups all purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
8 tablespoons butter unsalted, extra cold and grated
¾ cup milk

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400° F and spray a cast iron skillet with non stick cooking spray. You can also line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a large mixing bowl, add the flour, salt, and baking powder and whisk until combined.
2 cups all purpose flour, 1 tablespoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt
Grate the cold butter and add into flour mixture and mix with hands until incorporated fully.
8 tablespoons butter
Pour the milk in and mix with a fork or your hands until the dough forms. Add a tablespoon at a time of more of milk if the dough is a little dry.
¾ cup milk
Place the dough on a lightly floured counter or cutting board and pat down until it is approximately 1 ½ inches thick.
Use a biscuit cutter to cut biscuits and place them in the prepared cast iron skillet. (or lined baking sheet). Try not to twist when when pressing down or lifting the cutter.
Bake for 18-20 minutes or until the tops are golden brown.
Remove from the oven and brush with melted butter if desired.

Notes

These biscuits store in an airtight container for 2-3 days at room temperature, or in the fridge
for about 5 days.

Freeze: Biscuits freeze wonderfully. You can freeze them before baking or after. To freeze uncooked biscuits, cut the biscuits out, place them on a parchment lined baking sheet and place the pan in the freezer for two hours until frozen. Then remove from freezer and place in a freezer safe container for up to 3 months.

Reheating: To reheat cooked biscuits, place them in the oven at 300° F for 3-5 minutes or until warm.
You can also place in the microwave in 15-20 seconds.

To cook the frozen biscuits, preheat oven to 400° F. Bake as you would fresh. Just add a few more minutes to the baking time. Be sure to watch them so they don't get too brown.

How to make dairy free biscuits.

Use any milk of choice. Full, 2% or 1% all work great. You can also make them dairy free by swapping the regular milk for the same amount oat milk, soy milk or almond milk and use a non-dairy butter instead.

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