Tall flaky baking powder biscuits made from scratch.
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Prep Time 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time 15 minutesminutes
Total Time 20 minutesminutes
Servings 8biscuits
Calories 218kcal
Author Tristin Rieken
Ingredients
2cupsall purpose flour
1tablespoonbaking powder
1teaspoonsugar
1teaspoonfine salt
7tablespoonsunsalted buttercold
¾cupmilkcold
Instructions
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Prepare baking sheets with parchment paper or grease with butter. In a large bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, sugar and salt.
2 cups all purpose flour, 1 tablespoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon sugar, 1 teaspoon fine salt
Cut cold butter with a sharp knive into little cubes. Or, shred frozen butter with a box grater into little shards. Work butter into flour mixture until only pea sized pieces remain. Gently stir in the cold milk just 3 or 4 stirs until a loose dough is formed.
7 tablespoons unsalted butter, ¾ cup milk
Lightly dust work surface with flour and turn the dough out onto it. Pat into a ½ inch thick rectangle and fold in thirds like a business letter. Pat into ½ thick rectangle and fold in thirds a second time. Pat down ½-3/4 inch thick and cut in circles with a sharp biscuit cutter or square with a sharp knife. Pressing together scraps of dough as needed to use all the biscuit dough.
Bake until lightly browned and fully cooked in the center, about 15 minutes. Cool and serve.