Homemade Biscuits

September 22, 2022 Recipes

I always seem to forget to bookmark the recipe, so figure a copy here would be easier to find.

4 cups (580g) flour
2 tbsp baking powder
2 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
12 tbsp butter
1 1/2 cups milk

Chill the butter in the freezer for 10-20 minutes before beginning this recipe, which helps make light, flaky, buttery biscuits.
Preheat oven to 425F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Combine flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt in a large bowl and mix well.
Remove the butter from the refrigerator and use a box grater to shred the butter into small pieces and then add to the flour mixture.
Combine the grated butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Add milk, use a wooden spoon or spatula to stir until combined (don't over-work the dough).
Transfer the biscuit dough to a well-floured surface and use your hands to gently work the dough together. If the dough is too sticky, add flour until it is manageable.
Once the dough is cohesive, fold in half over itself and use your hands to gently flatten layers together. Rotate the dough 90 degrees and fold in half again, repeating this step 5-6 times but taking care to not overwork the dough.
Flatten the dough to 1" thick and lightly dust a 2 ¾" round biscuit cutter (I use a drinking glass) with flour.
Making close cuts, press the biscuit cutter straight down into the dough and drop the biscuit onto your prepared baking sheet.
Repeat until you have gotten as many biscuits as possible and place less than ½" apart on baking sheet.
Once you have gotten as many biscuits as possible out of the dough, gently re-work the dough to get out another biscuit or two until you have at least 12 biscuits.
Bake on 425F for 15 minutes or until tops are beginning to just turn lightly golden brown. Judge doneness by the tops browning, and not the time.

References

Sugar Spun Run - Easy Homemade Biscuits https://sugarspunrun.com/easy-homemade-biscuits/#recipe