Fast Easy Biscuits
This Drop Biscuit recipe gives you the most buttery soft biscuits. These easy biscuits come together in about 20 minutes and are perfect on the side of so many different recipes!
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time12 minutes mins
Total Time17 minutes mins
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: biscuits, easy biscuits, fast easy biscuits
Servings: 12 biscuits
Calories: 171kcal
- 2 cups all purpose flour (240 grams) read here about measuring flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buttermilk (236.6 ml) cold
- 8 tablespoons melted butter (113 grams) cooled slightly
- 2 tablespoons melted butter (28.25 grams) for brushing on at the end, optional
Preheat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, and salt.
2 cups all purpose flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon sugar, 3/4 teaspoon salt
In a smaller bowl whisk the cold buttermilk and melted butter. It will start to clump together, as the cold buttermilk drops the temperature of the butter.
1 cup buttermilk, 8 tablespoons melted butter
Stir the liquid into the dry ingredients just until it starts to pull away from the side.
Using a well greased 1/4 cup measure, drop just less than a quarter cup of batter onto the baking mat keeping an inch and a half between biscuits. You may have to bake in two batches.
Bake 12 to 14 minutes until they are golden brown. Remove the biscuits from the oven brush with butter if serving right away. Serve warm.
2 tablespoons melted butter
Serving: 1biscuit | Calories: 171kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 356mg | Potassium: 52mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 317IU | Calcium: 68mg | Iron: 1mg