Easy Buttermilk Drop Biscuits

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  • Prep Time

    10 mins

  • Cook Time

    10 mins

  • Total Time

    22 mins

  • Servings

    12

  • Course

    Bread

  • Cuisine

    American

Easy Buttermilk Drop Biscuits

These biscuits are unbelievably easy yet they still have all those irresistible buttery flavors of the classic and they have a fluffy, super tender texture. Likely to become your go-to biscuit recipe. Ditch that box because these are a hundred times better!

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Ingredients

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  • 2 cups (283g) all-purpose flour (scoop and level to measure)
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup (113g) unsalted butter, diced into 1 Tbsp pieces
  • 1 cup (235ml) buttermilk, well chilled
  • 2 Tbsp (28g) unsalted butter, melted (for brushing tops, optional)
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Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 475 degrees. Line a rimmed 18 by 13-inch baking sheet with parchment paper (made to withstand 475 degrees) or a silicone baking mat (made to withstand 475 degrees), set aside.
  2. In a large mixing bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar and salt, make a well in center of mixture.
  3. Place 1/2 cup diced butter in a medium microwave safe dish and heat in microwave until about 3/4 melted. Remove and stir to melt fully.
  4. Pour buttermilk in with butter and whisk until mixture appears lumpy.
  5. Pour buttermilk mixture into well in flour mixture then fold mixture with a rubber spatula just until incorporated.
  6. Spray a 1/4-cup round measuring cup with non-stick cooking spray. 
  7. Scoop dough out a scant 1/4 cup at a time and drop onto prepared baking sheet spacing them 1 1/2-inches apart.
  8. Bake in preheated oven until tops are slightly golden brown, about 12 - 14 minutes. 
  9. Brush with melted butter and serve warm.

Notes

  • Recipe source: adapted from Cook's Illustrated
  • If you only have salted butter on hand, scale back the amount of salt you add to the drop biscuit dough. 
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