Description
Warm, flaky layers that pull apart with a soft, buttery center—this is my favorite biscuit recipe for flaky and easy homemade biscuits.
Ingredients
Scale
- 250 g (2 cups) all-purpose flour
- 15 g (1 tbsp) baking powder
- 2 g (1/2 tsp) baking soda
- 6 g (1 tsp) fine salt
- 12 g (1 tbsp) granulated sugar
- 113 g (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, very cold, cut into 1 cm cubes
- 240 ml (1 cup) cold buttermilk
- 15–30 g (1–2 tbsp) melted butter for brushing (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 220°C (425°F) and line a baking sheet with parchment.
- Combine the dry ingredients: In a large bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar until evenly mixed.
- Cut in the butter until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs with pea-sized pieces of butter.
- Add the cold buttermilk and stir until the dough just comes together.
- Pat the dough into a rectangle, then fold it in thirds like a letter and repeat this step two more times.
- Cut the dough into biscuits using a cutter, pushing straight down without twisting.
- Bake for 12–15 minutes until golden brown, rotating the baking sheet halfway through.
- Serve warm and enjoy the flaky layers.
Notes
Keep everything cold for the best results. Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days and reheat in the oven.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Side
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 biscuit
- Calories: 240
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 420mg
- Fat: 13g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 26g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 40mg