Description
Learn how to make delicious homemade biscuits that are perfect for breakfast or as a side to your favorite meal. These flaky biscuits are simple to prepare and always a crowd-pleaser!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar (optional)
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (cold, cut into small cubes)
- 3/4 cup cold buttermilk (plus extra for brushing tops)
Dry Ingredients:
Wet Ingredients:
Instructions
- Preheat and Prepare: Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix Dry Ingredients: In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar if using.
- Add Butter: Add the cold, cubed butter and cut it into the flour until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Combine Wet Ingredients: Pour in the cold buttermilk and gently stir just until the dough comes together.
- Shape and Cut: Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface, pat it into a rectangle, fold it over itself, then cut out biscuits.
- Bake: Place the biscuits on the baking sheet, brush the tops with buttermilk, and bake for 12-15 minutes until golden brown.
- Serve: Enjoy warm with butter, honey, or jam.
Notes
- For extra flaky biscuits, keep the butter and buttermilk very cold and handle the dough as little as possible.
- Leftover biscuits can be stored in an airtight container for up to 2 days or frozen for up to 1 month.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Bread
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 biscuit
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 320mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 26g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
