Fluffy Biscuits

Light, fluffy, absolutely reliable biscuits really are possible with a few helpful tips and about ten minutes of hands-on effort.(original recipe adapted from and with thanks to AllRecipes)

⏱ 25 min 🔨 Prep 10min 🔥 Cook 15min 📊 Medium 🍽 8 servings 👁 6
Fluffy Biscuits

Ingredients

8 servings

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a mixing bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar.  Grate the butter and dump it into the bowl with the dry ingredients.
  2. Use a fork (or pastry blender, if you prefer that) to cut in the cold butter pieces until the mixture resembles a coarse meal with little pea size or smaller lumps throughout.
  3. Gradually stir in milk - seriously, don't dump all the milk in at once! Add just enough milk until the dough pulls away from the side of the bowl. It should still look very dry.
  4. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface. I like to use a silicone mat that has been lightly floured. Knead just a few times by folding the dough over onto itself. (Seriously, just trust me on this – knead the dough no more than 15-20 times MAX, learn from me here).
  5. Pat the dough out to about 1 inch thick. Cut into circles. Repeat until all the dough is used. Press any remaining pieces together (don't knead again) and cut biscuits again.
  6. Place the biscuits on a baking sheet or in a baking pan. It's okay if the edges touch. Bake for 14-16 minutes in the preheated oven, until the edges begin to brown.
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Nutrition per serving

203kcal

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$132.00
Per Serving
$17.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$264.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (100% ingredients detected)
IngredientAmountSubtotal
all-purpose flour 2 cups $16.00
baking powder 1 tsp $7.00
kosher salt 1 tsp $2.00
sugar 1 tbsp $1.00
cold butter 0.3333333333333333 cup $87.00
milk 0.75 cup $19.00

*Estimated market prices, may vary by region

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Fluffy Biscuits

Ingredients:
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1/3 cup cold butter, grated
  • 3/4 cup milk, plus 1-2 tablespoons only as needed

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