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Homemade Biscuits

HB-5278 · Hand-built original · American

Homemade Biscuits — the dish itself.
Served with its “pairs well with” suggestions: sausage gravy, jam, honey, fried chicken.

Tall, flaky buttermilk-style biscuits made by folding a simple butter dough before cutting.

AmericanBread0 min6 biscuits173 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: flour

Pairs well with: sausage gravy, jam, honey, fried chicken

Servings:6quantities adjust to match

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, very cold, cubed
  • 3/4 cup whole milk

Method

  1. Heat oven to 425°F and line a baking sheet with parchment.
  2. Whisk the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. Rub or cut in the cold butter until pea-size crumbs form.
  3. Stir in the milk until a shaggy dough forms. Pat out on a floured surface and fold over a few times for layers.
  4. Pat to 3/4-inch thick and cut out 6 biscuits without twisting the cutter.
  5. Bake 12 to 15 minutes until tall and golden. Serve warm.

Total: 0h 27m

Nutrition (per serving, where published)

173 kcalCalories
5.1 gProtein
34.7 gCarbs
13 gFat
0.6 gSaturates
1.1 gFibre
0.1 gSugars
663 mgSodium
37 mgCholesterol
92 mgPotassium
191 mgCalcium
2.1 mgIron
1 servingServing

Estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data

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