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Scratch Biscuits

Course: Side Dish

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups of all purpose flour
  • 1 T of baking powder
  • 1 T granulated sugar
  • 1 t salt
  • 7 T of very cold butter grated
  • ¾ cup buttermilk or regular milk not fat free
  • Place butter in the freezer for 20 minutes before grating.

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
  2. Line a baking pan with a piece of parchment paper.
  3. Combine flour, baking powder, sugar and salt together, mix well and set aside.
  4. Remove butter from the freezer and grate.
  5. Fold grated butter into flour mixture and stir until coarse crumbs have formed.
  6. Add milk and stir with a wooden spoon until combined.
  7. Transfer biscuit dough to a well floured surface and use your hands to gently work the dough together.
  8. If dough appears to be sticky, add just enough flour to make it manageable.
  9. Use your hands to work and spread the dough to the thickness you want your biscuits to be (do not use a rolling pin)
  10. Cut out biscuits until all dough has been used.
  11. Place cut biscuits on a pan with ½ inch space between biscuits.
  12. Bake for 12 minutes or until the tops start to turn a light golden brown - do not overcook as the biscuits will get hard when they cool.
  13. Brush biscuits with melted butter when removed from the oven.
  14. ENJOY!

Notes

I have found that 1 inch thick biscuits are the perfect baking thickness. I prefer 2 inch round biscuits, but use the size cutter that you love!