Description
This homemade biscuits recipe yields soft, flaky, and buttery biscuits perfect for breakfast or as a side dish. Made from scratch with simple pantry ingredients like flour, baking powder, butter, milk, and sour cream, these biscuits bake to golden perfection in just over half an hour, delivering a comforting and delicious treat.
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- 1 Tablespoon baking powder
- 1 Tablespoon granulated sugar
Wet Ingredients
- 4 Tablespoons salted butter, cold, cut into small pieces
- 1 cup whole milk
- ¼ cup full-fat sour cream
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit to ensure it is hot enough for baking the biscuits to a golden brown.
- Prepare Baking Sheet: Line a large baking sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper to prevent the biscuits from sticking and to allow for even baking.
- Combine Dry Ingredients: In a large bowl, mix the flour, sea salt, baking powder, and granulated sugar until evenly distributed.
- Incorporate Butter: Cut the cold butter into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs. This can be done by hand, with a fork, pastry cutter, or by pulsing briefly in a food processor or blender for a flaky texture.
- Add Wet Ingredients: Stir in the whole milk and sour cream until the dough just begins to come together into a ball. Avoid overmixing to keep the biscuits tender.
- Shape Dough: Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and pat it into a rectangle about half an inch thick using your hands.
- Fold Dough: Fold the dough into thirds (like a letter), then gently roll it out to roughly 1 inch thick. This layering helps create flakiness in the biscuits.
- Cut Biscuits: Use a round or square biscuit cutter to cut out biscuits from the dough. Press straight down without twisting for the best rise.
- Bake: Arrange the biscuits on the prepared baking sheet and bake for 10 to 13 minutes, or until the biscuits are lightly browned on top and fully cooked inside.
Notes
- Use cold butter to create a flaky biscuit texture by allowing small pieces of butter to melt during baking, forming steam pockets.
- Folding the dough multiple times layers the dough and butter, which helps with flakiness.
- Do not twist the biscuit cutter when cutting to ensure biscuits rise evenly.
- Serve warm with butter, honey, or your favorite jam for the best experience.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 13 minutes
- Category: Bread
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
