Basic Biscuits My Style

"This is probably the simplest biscuit recipe that I know. It's pretty fast to throw together and I like to top my chicken pot pies with this dough."
 
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Ready In:
30mins
Ingredients:
5
Yields:
16 biscuits.
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ingredients

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directions

  • In a large mixing bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, and salt together.
  • Then, using a pastry cutter or a pair of knives, a spoon, or your hands, cut the butter into the flour.
  • Basically, cut the butter and mix with flour to coat and separate the pieces.
  • Continue until you get pea sized pieces of butter.
  • It is important that the butter be cold for this process and not begin to melt.
  • If it starts to get a little mushy, you can slip it into the refrigerator for 15 minutes to firm back up a bit before continuing.
  • Pour the milk in and mix gently with a spatula.
  • Do not knead, just gently mix.
  • (Kneading will produce gluten which will make the biscuit bread like instead of light and flaky.).
  • Using your hands, form the dough into a ball once the milk has been evenly distributed through the dough.
  • You might need to use a kneading action to get it into a manageable shape and to remove some dough from the sides of your container, but try not to knead too much.
  • Transfer the dough to a piece of parchment paper or clean surface and roll out into a large sheet about 1/4 inch in thickness.
  • Use a cup or biscuit cutter to cut rounds out of the dough.
  • Do not twist the cup or cutter (unless you have already cut all the way through).
  • Twisting will result in uneven or failed rising.
  • Usually it's a good idea to press the top of the biscuit down a little or else you will get biscuits with rounded tops.
  • Now, biscuit placement is key to getting good rise out of the biscuits.
  • Place the biscuit dough circles into two 9" cake rounds or onto a half sheet pan.
  • Have the biscuits just touching.
  • This should give enough air between the biscuits to allow even heating, but not so much space that the biscuits spread out when they rise.
  • Bake in a 425°F oven until golden (about 15 minutes).

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Reviews

  1. Easy & yummy! Used these biscuits for 'Pigs in a blanket' for the kiddos. Everyone liked them!
     
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