In my opinion, brunch is the best meal in the world. And what makes brunch the best is a fantastic batch of homemade Biscuits. Soft, buttery, flaky and delicious. You can use them to soak up the egg yolk, or spread delicious butter and jam on it. You can also use them to make a sausage, egg and cheese sandwich. Or my favorite, top them with my Biscuit Gravy for that delicious Southern comfort kind of meal. I’ve searched high and low for the best recipe for homemade Biscuits, and with a lot of testing, this is the best one in the world!

Tips for Making Biscuits

• The secret to excellent biscuits is COLD BUTTER. Really cold. Many times the biscuit dough gets worked so much that the butter softens before the biscuits even go in the oven. You want to handle the dough as little as possible because we want that butter to stay cold.
• There are two methods to incorporate the butter into the flour mixture:
  • Cut the butter into small pieces, refrigerate or freeze until ready to use, and then use a pastry cutter to cut the butter into the mixture when ready.
  • Grate frozen butter with a box grater and then stir it into the flour mixture.
• Both work great so use the method you prefer. Don’t go too crazy here – you want to see small, pea-sized pieces of butter throughout the dough.
• To keep the butter from melting at all, use a cold egg and cold milk.
• The dough is going to be sticky so you want to generously flour the surface before turning your dough out onto it. Sprinkle some flour on top before working with the dough.
• You can either use your hands to pat the dough out, or, if you prefer, use a rolling pin to very gently roll the dough out. If the dough is sticky, just sprinkle on additional flour, about a tablespoon at a time.

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Biscuits

5 from 1 vote

Recipe by Flip Flop Foodies Course: BrunchCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy

Servings

4

servings

Prep time

30

minutes

Cooking time

40

minutes

Ingredients

• 1 cup 1 flour, plus more as needed

• 1 cup 1 Bisquick

• 4 tsp 4 baking powder

• 1 tbsp 1 sugar

• 1/2 tsp 1/2 salt

• 1/4 tsp 1/4 baking soda

• 4 tbsp 4 butter, at room temperature

• 1 cup 1 milk

Directions

• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Add the flour, Bisquick, baking powder, sugar, salt, and baking soda to a large mixing bowl. Stir well to combine the dry ingredients thoroughly.
• Add two tablespoons of the butter to the dough and use a spoon to press it into the flour mixture. I find it easiest to smear the butter against the sides of the bowl while working it into the flour. Once the first two tablespoons are completely incorporated, add in the last two tablespoons and repeat the process.
• Pour in the milk and stir with a spoon until just combined. The dough will likely be too wet. Add in more flour, one tablespoon at a time, until the dough is just dry enough to handle. Dough should come away clean from your fingers when you touch it, but stick to your fingers if you pinch it.
• Dump dough onto a well floured work surface. Sprinkle lightly with flour. Fold dough over on itself three times. Use your hands to pat the dough to 3/4 of an inch high. Cut dough out with biscuit cutter and place on baking sheet. Let sit 5 minutes before baking.
• Bake for 15 minutes or until tops are just beginning to turn golden. Do not over bake these!