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Flaky Butter Biscuits in Cast Iron Skillet
Flaky butter biscuits made with baking powder in a cast iron skillet
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Servings: 7 biscuits
Calories: 230 kcal
Course:
Breakfast
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 3 cups all purpose flour measured with scoop and level method
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 sticks 3/4 cup salted butter - frozen
- 1 1/4 cups whole milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450F. In a large mixing bowl mix together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Using a cheese grater, grate frozen butter into the bowl.
- Gently mix the butter into the dry ingredients with clean hands until its evenly distributed. Pour the milk into the bowl and gently mix with a wooden spoon. Do not overmix! You want the dough to be crumbly.
- Dump dough onto a lightly floured counter top. Using your hands, gently press into a circle that is about 3/4 inch thick.
- Use a large cookie cutter or biscuit cutter (about 3 1/4 inch in diameter) to cut out biscuits. Do not twist when you cut the biscuits just press down and up.
- You should get about 7 biscuits. You can gently push scraps together to cut out more. Arrange biscuits in a 10" cast iron skillet so that they are all touching.
- Place the cast iron skillet in the oven and bake for 18-20 minutes. As soon as the biscuits come out of the oven, brush the tops with melted butter.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1g
Calories
230kcal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
45g
(15%)
Protein
7g
(14%)
Fat
2g
(3%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.3g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.4g
Trans Fat
0.01g
Cholesterol
6mg
(2%)
Sodium
367mg
(15%)
Potassium
123mg
(4%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
76IU
(2%)
Calcium
163mg
(16%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 7biscuits
Amount Per Serving
Calories 230
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 230kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 45g | 15% |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.4g | 2% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 6mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 367mg | 15% |
| Potassium | 123mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 76IU | 2% |
| Calcium | 163mg | 16% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.