BEST Biscuit Recipe
Big Buttery, Soft American Biscuits is a leavened quick bread perfect for biscuits and gravy! This biscuit recipe has been passed around in the family circle over the years because they truly are the BEST biscuits! Also known as freezer biscuits, for their straight from freezer to oven capability!
Equipment
- Extra Large Mixing Bowl
- wooden spoon
- 18x13" sheet pan
Ingredients
Ingredients:
- 8 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 4 TBSP baking powder
- 1 TBSP salt
- 4 sticks unsalted butter (cold)
- 1 quart buttermilk (4 cups)
Instructions
How to Make Biscuits:
Combine the dry ingredients into a large bowl. Using a box grater, grate in the cold butter. Toss everything together to incorporate the butter pieces into the flour.
Stir in the buttermilk until a moist dough forms (if too dry add a splash of buttermilk or milk.) The dough should be tacky for fluffy biscuits.
Transfer the dough onto a well-floured surface and pat dough down to a 16-inch rectangle. Fold the dough into a letter twice, patting down to a 1" thickness. (Don't overwork the dough.)
Cut out 3.5" circles and place biscuits on an 18x13 sheet pan. Bake in a pre-heated 400°F for 25-30 minutes or until done.
Notes
- For Drop Biscuits: add an additional 1/2 cup - 3/4 cup of buttermilk or milk to make a tacky biscuit dough in step 1.
- To Use Salted Butter: omit the tablespoon of salt and use 2 teaspoons of salt.
- Freeze the biscuit scraps on a floured tray then transfer into a freezer bag. Use for my Chicken Pot Pie Casserole.
- Freezer instructions: to freeze unbaked biscuits place cut-out biscuits on a floured tray and flash freeze. Once solid transfer into a gallon-sized freezer bag and keep frozen for up to 2 months.
- Grating Tip: Dredge butter into the flour every so often to prevent the butter from sticking to your hands when grating.
- To Make a Honey Butter Glaze: mix together 2 Tablespoons of melted butter and 1 teaspoon of honey; brush over warm biscuits. I make this for my Country Fried Chicken with Gravy (99 Copycat)
Nutrition per serving
Serving: 1ServingCalories: 235kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 4gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 34mgSodium: 287mgPotassium: 228mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 402IUCalcium: 107mgIron: 2mg