Homemade Biscuits taste extra special but are surprisingly simple to make with everyday ingredients. This easy, no-yeast recipe bakes up fluffy, golden biscuits with soft centers. Kitchen staples like flour, butter, milk and eggs come together to create tender, buttery biscuits that are perfect with any meal.
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⭐ Why Melinda Loves Homemade Biscuits
This is a family recipe from my Aunt Iva! It requires no fancy ingredients, techniques or equipment. You don't even need to sift the flour.
These homemade biscuits are quick to prepare! No buttermilk and no yeast needed.
They bake crisp on the outside, tender on the inside and great with toppings like Easy Raspberry Jam and Homemade Honey Butter, but equally delicious with savory food like Pinto Bean Chili or Creamy Seafood Chowder.
🥣 Ingredients to Have on Hand
Homemade Biscuits are delicious any time of day for breakfast, dinner or even snacking straight from the baking sheet. Here's all you need to have on hand:
Flour: Regular all-purpose white flour works great! I always keep it in my pantry for everything from baking recipes like Old-Fashioned Chocolate Pound Cake and Homemade Orange Rolls to using it to make the breading for Buttermilk Chicken Tenders.
Butter: Be sure the butter is softened, but not melted. This helps it blend with the flour. I like to use softened butter, rather than cold butter, to blend with the dry ingredients. But I place the cut biscuits in the freezer for 30 minutes before baking. That step ensures the butter is cold when the baking begins and will create fluffy biscuits in the oven.
Baking Powder: Double-check to be sure you are using baking powder and not baking soda. Baking powder is specifically used in recipes like this one that don't have buttermilk, yogurt or other acidic ingredients.
Milk: 2% or whole milk is best, but use whichever you have in the fridge. Notice you don't need buttermilk. These no-yeast biscuits use a simple mix of milk and egg.
Scroll to the recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and measurements.
👩🏻🍳 Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1: Blend the dry ingredients in a medium-sized bowl.
Step 2: Add the softened butter and use the tines of a fork to combine until the mixture is crumbly.
Step 3: Add the liquid ingredients.
Step 4: Blend just until combined; don't overdo it. We want to create a thick, slightly sticky dough.
Step 5: Place the dough on a floured cutting board and pat or roll it into a layer that's 1 inch thick.
Step 6: Use a cookie cutter, knife or the rim of a glass to cut the biscuits into whatever shape you'd like.
Step 7: Place the biscuits on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and freeze for 30 minutes. This step to chill the dough helps ensure the biscuits will bake fluffy!
Step 8: Either keep the biscuits on the baking sheet or place them in a cast iron skillet sprayed with cooking spray. Brush the tops with the egg wash. (Optional) Bake for 10-15 minutes.
⭐ Pro Tip
Love the look of biscuits baked in cast iron? Me too! Just be sure to chill the cut biscuits on a baking sheet first, then transfer them to the skillet for baking. Cast iron doesn't like sudden temperature changes and moving it from the cold freezer to the hot oven could cause it to crack.
💭 Recipe FAQs
I like how the softened butter blends so easily with the dry ingredients to create a crumbly mixture. Chilled butter is often hard to blend with the dry ingredients.
Either a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a cast iron skillet is ideal for baking homemade biscuits.
⭐ Pro Tip
If you prefer a buttermilk biscuit, you'll enjoy this recipe for Buttermilk Butter Biscuits, which is also super easy to make because it starts with baking mix.
🥘 What to Serve with Homemade Biscuits
Serve at Breakfast: There probably isn't any time of day when freshly baked, homemade biscuits would not be welcome. But first thing in the morning with a batch of fluffy scambled eggs, bacon and sausage is certainly a comforting way to start the day! Try Green Chili Egg Casserole with biscuits on the side or with an assortment of sliced cheese and Smoked Salmon on a Pellet Grill.
Serve at Dinner: Soft, fluffy homemade biscuits make every comfort food dinner even better. Enjoy them fresh from the oven with Dutch Oven Pot Roast or Easy Pork Tenderloin with Orange Sauce. Swap French bread for biscuits when you serve Lazy Lasagna or Chicken Spaghetti with Rotel. Or, use the biscuits instead of pasta with Easy White Clam Sauce.
🥖 Leftovers and Storage
Store leftover biscuits at room temperature in a sealed plastic bag or other airtight container. They are best within a day or two of baking, but can be stored this way for up to 3 days.
You can freeze homemade biscuits either before or after baking.
After Baking: Let the biscuits cool, then place them in a freezer-safe container for up to 3 months. To defrost, place the biscuits at room temperature for a few hours, then warm gently in the microwave before serving.
Before Baking: To make homemade biscuits ahead of time and bake from frozen, cut the biscuits into their shapes and place them on a baking sheet in the freezer until frozen solid. (Several hours.) Then stack and store the biscuits in a freezer-safe container for up to 3 months. Bake from frozen on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper at 400°F for 25-30 minutes or until the biscuits are lightly browned on top.
🍽 More Baking Recipes
Homemade Biscuits are versatile and perfect any time of day, whether it's breakfast, lunch or dinner. Here are more baking recipes, especially desserts, that I think you'll enjoy!
If you make Homemade Biscuits I'd love to hear how they turned out and if you enjoyed them! Please leave a 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟star rating and a comment below. I'm looking forward to hearing from you!
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Kristina says
Delicious and super easy
Melinda O'Malley Keckler says
(From Melinda) I make these biscuits all the time and especially enjoy them with butter and honey. I hope you and your family enjoy them too!