Description
Buttery homemade biscuits promise golden, flaky perfection with simple Southern charm. Crisp edges and tender centers invite warm memories of grandma’s kitchen, welcoming hungry souls with irresistible comfort.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Dry Ingredients:
- 2 cups (480 milliliters) all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon (15 milliliters) baking powder
- 1 tablespoon (15 milliliters) sugar
- ½ teaspoon (2.5 milliliters) salt
Dairy Ingredients:
- ½ cup (1 stick or 113 grams) cold unsalted butter, cut into small cubes
- ¾ cup (180 milliliters) cold milk (or buttermilk for extra flavor)
Instructions
- Prepare your kitchen workspace and gather essential equipment like a mixing bowl, pastry cutter, rolling pin, and baking sheet.
- Calibrate the oven temperature precisely to 450F (232C), ensuring an optimal environment for creating golden, flaky biscuits.
- Combine flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar in a large mixing bowl, whisking thoroughly to distribute ingredients evenly.
- Extract cold butter from refrigerator and cube into small, uniform pieces to facilitate even integration with dry ingredients.
- Incorporate butter into flour mixture using a pastry cutter or fingertips, breaking down butter until the texture resembles coarse, sandy crumbs with tiny butter fragments.
- Create a well in the center of the mixture and slowly introduce milk, stirring minimally to prevent gluten development and maintain a tender texture.
- Transfer dough onto a lightly floured surface, using gentle folding techniques to develop delicate layers without overworking the mixture.
- Roll out dough to approximately one-inch thickness, ensuring consistent depth for uniform baking.
- Utilize a sharp biscuit cutter or clean-edged glass to stamp out precise circular shapes, pressing directly downward to preserve dough structure.
- Arrange biscuits closely on baking sheet, allowing edges to barely touch for maximum rising potential.
- Position baking sheet in preheated oven and monitor for 10-12 minutes until surfaces transform into a rich, golden-brown hue.
- Optional: Enhance visual appeal and flavor by brushing warm biscuits with melted butter immediately after removing from oven.
Notes
- Chill butter thoroughly before cutting to ensure maximum flakiness and prevent dough from becoming greasy during mixing.
- Use buttermilk instead of regular milk for extra tanginess and more tender texture, creating lighter and more delicate biscuits.
- Handle dough minimally to prevent gluten development, which can make biscuits tough and dense instead of light and fluffy.
- For gluten-free variations, substitute all-purpose flour with a high-quality gluten-free flour blend containing xanthan gum for better binding and texture.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 26 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg