Basic Biscuits

5.0(25)

by Molly O'Neill

Breakfast, Side Dish

Servings

About 20 small biscuits

Total time

25 min

Calories / serving

82 kcal

Ingredients (5)

serves

2 cups flourflour
2 teaspoons baking powderbaking-powder
3/4 teaspoon saltsalt
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, diced and chilled in the freezer 5 to 10 minutesbutter
3/4 cup milkmilk

Instructions (3 steps)

01Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. In a large bowl, thoroughly combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Use a pastry cutter or a fork to quickly work the butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
02Add 1/2 cup of the milk and stir with a fork just to combine. Work quickly, stirring as little as possible, until a soft, shaggy dough forms. Add more milk, a tablespoon at a time, if the dough seems too dry.
03Gather the dough into a ball and roll or pat the dough out to a 1/2-inch-thick circle on a lightly floured work surface. Using a 2-inch biscuit cutter or glass, cut out as many biscuits as possible. Place them an inch apart on ungreased baking sheets and bake until golden brown, about 10 minutes.

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