Easy Homemade Biscuit Recipe
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Everyone needs an easy homemade biscuit recipe in their repertoire. This is my husband’s.
He’s been making biscuits since he was a kid, and is fond of reminding me that he once won a 4-H biscuit competition. As long as he keeps making me tasty things to eat, I’ll let him brag 🙂
His biscuit recipe really couldn’t be easier. It only requires 6 simple ingredients, and you can have a batch of the dough whipped up and shaped into biscuits in about 5 minutes.
If you’re used to buying canned biscuits because you think biscuits are hard or time-consuming to make, this easy homemade biscuit recipe is going to make you rethink that.
Use the dough to make cut-out biscuits, or use it to make drop biscuits. It’s incredibly versatile.
Easy Homemade Biscuit Recipe
This recipe makes approximately 16 3-inch biscuits.
Cook Time:
10-11 minutes
Ingredients:
What You Do:
Preheat oven to 475 degrees F.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add the milk and vegetable oil, and mix, just until a dough forms.
Roll the biscuit dough out on a floured work surface.
Then, use a biscuit cutter, or a drinking glass to cut out your biscuits. Place them on a baking sheet.
Tips:
- If you don’t feel like going to the effort of rolling out dough, make drop biscuits instead. Just use an ice cream scoop or cookie scoop to measure out 3-tablespoon balls of dough, and drop them on the baking sheet. Easy!
- Arrange the biscuits, so that they’re touching. This will prevent them from spreading out as they bake, and result in taller biscuits.
Bake for 10-11 minutes, or until the tops of your biscuits are golden brown.
Top with jam, jelly or fruit butter, and enjoy, while they’re still warm.
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Easy Homemade Biscuit Recipe
Use this simple recipe to whip up a quick batch of biscuits for breakfast or dinner.
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 16 biscuits 1x
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup milk
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil (we use canola)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 475 degrees F.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add the milk and oil, and mix, just until the dough comes together.
Roll out the dough on a floured surface, and use a biscuit cutter or drinking glass to cut out the biscuits.
Place biscuits on a baking sheet, with their sides touching.
Bake 10-11 minutes, or until tops are golden brown.
Bake at 475 degrees for 10-11 minutes.
Notes
- This easy homemade biscuit recipe can also be used to make drop biscuits. Just use an ice cream scoop or cookie scoop to drop 3-tablespoon balls of dough onto your baking sheet.
- Place the biscuits close together on the baking sheet, so they rise, rather than spread.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes (up to 11 minutes)
- Category: Breads
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
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