Homemade Biscuits
To make the best homemade biscuits, you only need few simple ingredients. Follow these easy tips and you'll be sure to get the flakiest, fluffiest results.
Ingredients
- 2.5 cup(300 g.) all-purpose flour
- 2 tbspBaking Powder
- 1 tbspGranulated Sugar
- 1 tspKosher Salt
- 0.5 cup(1 stick) very cold unsalted butter, melted for brushing plus more
- 1 cupcold buttermilk
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 425º and line a large baking sheet with parchment. In a large bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, granulated sugar, and salt.
- 2
Using a box grater, grate butter over flour mixture and quickly toss with your hands to incorporate. Using a wooden spoon, make a well in the center of dough and pour in 1 cup buttermilk. Stir until just beginning to come together, then turn out onto a work surface.
- 3
Form dough into a rectangle about 1" thick. Starting on a long side, fold dough into thirds, like folding a letter. Using a rolling pin, gently pat back to a 1"-thick rectangle. Repeat folding process, working fast so butter doesn't melt.
- 4
Pat dough to a 1"-thick rectangle. Using a 2" round biscuit or cookie cutter, quickly press down (don’t twist!) to cut out rounds. Transfer to prepared sheet, spacing about 1/2" apart. Bring together dough scraps and cut out more rounds.
- 5
Brush tops of rounds with melted butter. Bake biscuits until flaky and tops are lightly golden, about 20 minutes. Serve warm.
- 6
In a large bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, granulated sugar, and salt. Using a box grater, grate butter over flour mixture and quickly toss with your hands to incorporate. Using a wooden spoon, make a well in the center of dough and pour in 1 cup buttermilk. Stir until just beginning to come together, then turn out onto a work surface.
- 7
Form dough into a rectangle about 1" thick. Starting on a long side, fold dough into thirds, like folding a letter. Using a rolling pin, gently pat back to a 1"-thick rectangle. Repeat folding process, working fast so butter doesn't melt.
- 8
Pat dough to a 1"-thick rectangle. Using a 2" round biscuit or cookie cutter, quickly press down (don’t twist!) to cut out rounds. Bring together dough scraps and cut out more rounds.
- 9
Line an air-fryer basket with parchment. Working in batches, arrange rounds in basket, spacing about 1/2" apart.
- 10
Brush tops of rounds with melted butter. Cook biscuits at 400º until tops are lightly golden, 8 to 10 minutes. Serve warm.