Baking Powder Biscuits
These are super tasty and easy biscuits. I like to serve them warm with butter and jam, or butter and honey!
Servings 12 biscuits
Calories 134kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups all- purpose flour 9 oz
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup butter 2 oz, cubed and cold (plus extra for topping)
- 3 tbsp shortening 1.25 oz, cold
- 3/4 cup milk 6 fl oz
Instructions
- Place the butter and the shortening in the freezer while you gather the rest of your ingredients. Preheat the oven to 450℉ and line a baking sheet with parchment paper, or lightly grease the sheet.
- Add the flour, baking powder, and salt to the bowl of a food processor. Pulse to combine. Scatter the chunks of butter and shortening over the dry ingredients. Pulse until fats are pea sized and well dispersed. Dump the mixture into a medium bowl.
- Add half of the milk and stir gently to combine. Once it has just come together, add the remaining milk until you have a soft dough. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead the dough gently until you have a soft, pliable dough. Roll it out to a ½ inch thickness and use a 3 inch cutter to punch out some biscuits.
- Place the biscuits on your prepared baking sheet.
- Gently press the remaining dough together and knead once or twice before rolling back out and punching biscuits out again. Place these biscuits on the prepared baking sheet with their buddies.
- Bake your biscuits for about 10- 12 minutes, or until golden brown. While still hot, brush with extra butter and a light sprinkle of sea salt.
Notes
- Or use a pastry blender to combine the dry ingredients and fats.
- The number of biscuits you will get depends on how thick you roll the dough and how large your cutter is. I usually get 10- 13.