Best Easy From Scratch Biscuits Recipes
PERFECT BISCUITS FROM SCRATCH
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 450°F.
- Combine flour, sugar (optional), baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Mix with a fork or whisk until combined.
- Cut the butter into the flour mixture using a pastry cutter or two forks. The mixture should resemble coarse crumbs.
- Add milk to the flour mixture and stir to form a shaggy dough. Make sure not to overmix.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead dough 3-4 times or until it comes together. Avoid overworking.
- Lightly flour your rolling pin (if the dough is sticky) and roll out the dough to about ¾ inch thickness.
- Cut biscuits out of dough using a 2 inch round cookie cutter, then place on an ungreased baking sheet. Make sure to cut your circles as close together as possible.
- Lightly brush each biscuit top with milk.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes or until the biscuit tops are lightly golden.
EASY BISCUITS
Whip up this buttery, easy biscuit recipe to serve with breakfast or dinner. The dough is very simple to work with, so there's no need to roll with a rolling pin; just pat to the right thickness. — Taste of Home Test Kitchen
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 25m
Yield 15 biscuits.
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 450°. In a large bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add milk; stir just until moistened., Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead gently 8-10 times. Pat dough to 1/2-in. thickness. Cut with a 2-1/2-in. biscuit cutter., Place 1 in. apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake until golden brown, 10-15 minutes. Serve warm.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 153 calories, Fat 7g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 18mg cholesterol, Sodium 437mg sodium, Carbohydrate 20g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.
BASIC BISCUITS
This is a basic biscuit recipe with baking powder used as the leavening. They're easy to make and go with almost any meal.
Provided by lenihan5
Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes Biscuits
Time 25m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
- In a large mixing bowl sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Cut in shortening with fork or pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Pour milk into flour mixture while stirring with a fork. Mix in milk until dough is soft, moist and pulls away from the side of the bowl.
- Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and toss with flour until no longer sticky. Roll dough out into a 1/2 inch thick sheet and cut with a floured biscuit or cookie cutter. Press together unused dough and repeat rolling and cutting procedure.
- Place biscuits on ungreased baking sheets and bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 10 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 191.3 calories, Carbohydrate 20.2 g, Cholesterol 1.5 mg, Fat 10.9 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 3.2 g, SaturatedFat 2.8 g, Sodium 225 mg, Sugar 0.9 g
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