Easy Fluffy Homemade Biscuits Recipe

buttermilk

🥗Healthier: low-fat yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + vinegar

Low-fat yogurt maintains tanginess while reducing calories.

unsalted butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil adds richness with fewer saturated fats.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: cake flour

Whole wheat flour increases fiber content.

honey

🥗Healthier: maple syrup

💰Cheaper: sugar

Maple syrup offers a unique flavor with similar sweetness.

Pulse 2 cups of all-purpose flour with 5 teaspoons of baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda, 1 tablespoon of sugar, and 1 teaspoon of salt until blended.

Cut 6 tablespoons of cold butter and scatter it over the flour.

Put the lid back on, then pulse until the butter is cut into small bits.

Transfer this to a bowl, make a well, and then stir in 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons of milk or buttermilk.

Transfer the dough onto a lightly floured work surface.

Sprinkle a little flour on top, and then bring the dough together with your hands.

Pat it down into a rectangle about 3/4 inch thick.

Fold the dough into thirds, like a letter.

Rotate 90 degrees, then pat the dough back into a rectangle and fold it into thirds.

Repeat this process once more.

Pat the dough into a rectangle between 1/2 and 3/4 inches thick.

Use a 3-inch biscuit cutter to cut out biscuits, being careful not to twist the cutter.

Transfer the biscuits to an oven-safe skillet or baking sheet.

Gently press the scraps left on the workbench to make more biscuits, usually getting two more.

Bake the biscuits until golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes.

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