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Homemade Biscuits Recipe
Easy homemade biscuits are buttery, deliciously flaky, and SO simple! They make the perfect side dish for any meal.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 10 biscuits
Calories: 94 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
- ½ cup unsalted butter, chilled, plus melted butter for brushing
- ¾ cup buttermilk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
- Sift flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, and cream of tartar together into a large bowl.
- Cut in cold butter until the mixture is the consistency of coarse oatmeal.
- Make a well in the center of the mixture and pour in buttermilk. Stir with a wooden spoon until dough begins to come together. Press dough together, but use your hands as little as possible, since it will warm up the butter in the dough.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to about ¾ inch thick. Use a cookie cutter to cut 2-inch round biscuits, then place on an ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake for 10 minutes, or until golden brown. Brush with melted butter as soon as biscuits come out of the oven. Serve warm.
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Notes
- Make ahead of time. Cut the biscuits from the dough and transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet. Cover lightly with plastic wrap and put the baking sheet in the freezer until biscuits are frozen solid, then transfer to a large resealable plastic freezer bag and freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw at room temperature, and once thawed, bake in the oven for 10 minutes. Fully baked biscuits can be stored in an airtight container on the counter for 1-2 days, or for 1 week in the refrigerator.
- Cutting in butter. Use a cheese grater to grate the cold butter into the dry ingredients, then cut it in with a pastry blender.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1biscuit
Calories
94kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
11g
(4%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.2g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
13mg
(4%)
Sodium
124mg
(5%)
Potassium
120mg
(3%)
Fiber
0.4g
(2%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
157IU
(3%)
Calcium
48mg
(5%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10biscuits
Amount Per Serving
Calories 94
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1biscuit | |
| Calories | 94kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 11g | 4% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 13mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 124mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 120mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 0.4g | 2% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 157IU | 3% |
| Calcium | 48mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.