Easy Biscuits
Submitted by talex101
Flaky, buttery biscuits made with just three ingredients and ready in under 30 minutes, with crispy edges or pillowy-soft sides depending on how you space them.
YIELD
12 servingsPREP
15 minCOOK
10 minREADY
30 minSouthern-style biscuits don’t require a PhD in baking.
This streamlined recipe uses self-rising flour to skip the measuring of leaveners, making it nearly foolproof for beginners.
The secret to flaky layers? Don’t overwork the dough.
A quick ten-knead toss and you’re golden.
Baking Tips
- Keep your shortening ice-cold for flakier texture
- Space biscuits 1 inch apart for crispy edges, or nestle them close for soft, pull-apart sides
- Brush tops with melted butter right out of the oven for extra richness
- Use buttermilk instead of regular milk for tangier, more tender biscuits
Ingredients
Directions
Preheat oven to 500 degrees F.
Place flour in a medium bowl.
Add shortening and using pastry blender or two knives, cut in until consistency of coarse crumbs.
With a fork, blend in just enough milk until dough leaves sides of bowl.
Turn out onto lightly floured surface and knead 10 to 12 strokes.
Roll dough out ½-inch thick.
Shape with 2-inch cutter. Bake on ungreased baking sheet (place biscuits 1-inch apart for crusty sides or almost touching for soft sides) until golden, 8 to 10 minutes.
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