by Biscuits are simple and quick to make. Plus, they are great any time of day… add a sausage patty and egg to make a great breakfast sandwich, or throw together a quick batch to go along with supper. And… they are so yummy with honey or jelly.
Homemade Biscuits
Ingredients
- 1½ Cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1 Tablespoons Baking Powder
- 1 Tablespoons Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- ¼ Cup Butter, Butter Substitute (i.e. Earth Balance) or Shortening
- ¾ Cup Milk (dairy or non-dairy)
Instructions
- Combine dry ingredients; cut in butter.
- Turn onto floured surface and knead 20-25 times.
- Roll or pat to 1/2" thickness and cut.
- Bake on ungreased baking sheet at 450° F (230° C) for 12-15 minutes.
This biscuit post was my first post in my original blog that I am still trying recreate. Kayla had asked me years ago while she was in college for my biscuit recipe, so I had put it out on the blog for her.
When I was looking through my computer files this morning, I saw the saved blog post. I don’t have a lot of my original posts intact, so I thought I would repost it today with the original step by step instructions & pictures from my first post.
| Step by Step: Instructions: |
- Combine flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt.
2. Cut in butter until it looks like meal. (Before I owned a pastry cutter, I used to just cut in the butter with clean fingers; I always thought that worked great because you could feel the texture of the flour to know when it was cut in thoroughly.
3. Make a well in the center, and pour the milk in all at once.
4. Turn onto a lightly floured surface, and knead 20-25 times (about 1/2 minute)
5. Roll or pat to 1/2″ thickness. Then cut with a biscuit cutter, round cookie cutter, or a glass/tumbler. My favorite way to cut biscuits is with a Tupperware tumbler…it’s the perfect size (3″ in diameter), and it’s always handy in the cupboard (okay- so that is the real reason I love it… I’m usually in too much of a hurry to go dig out a regular biscuit or cookie cutter. One of these days I will dig out my vintage biscuit cutter passed down from my Grandma, and try that instead!) 🙂
6. Place on ungreased baking sheet and bake at 450 degrees F (230 degrees C) for 12-15 minutes. To get brown sides, place the biscuits 1-2″ apart.
7. Enjoy!
