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Fluffy, tender, beyond-easy-to-make buttermilk drop biscuits take one bowl, don't require kneading or special equipment, and are delightfully delicious!

Buttermilk Drop Biscuits

Rebecca Lindamood
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes

Equipment

  • 1 sheet pan
  • 1 Parchment Paper or Silicone Baking Mat
  • Measuring Cups and Spoons
  • 1 mixing bowl
  • 1 Silicone spatula

Ingredients
  

  • 2 ¼ cups self-rising flour or 2 cups 8.5 ounces by weight all-purpose flour plus 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda and 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 cup melted butter or vegetable or canola oil
  • 1 cup cultured buttermilk See notes for alternate choices

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 475F.
  • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silpat. Measure the self-rising flour into a large bowl (or whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.) In a large measuring cup, mix together the buttermilk and butter or oil.
  • Pour the buttermilk/fat mixture into the dry ingredients and mix gently until most dry spots have disappeared. The sticky dough will still have small clumps, but there should be no pockets of dry ingredients left.
  • Scoop by the quarter cup (or use a similarly sized cookie scoop or disher) about 2-3 inches apart on the prepared pan. Bake for between 12-18 minutes or until the tops are golden brown and delicious and they are set up.
  • Allow the biscuits to rest on the pan for five minutes before serving or transferring them to a serving dish.These are best eaten the day they’re made, but I can think of worse things than eating one of these the day after it was baked.

Notes

If you do not have buttermilk, you can add 1 tablespoon of cider or white vinegar to a measuring cup and fill it up the rest of the way with milk. Stir it together briskly with a fork, then allow it to stand at room temperature for 10 minutes before using it.

Nutrition

Calories: 284kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 7gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 32mgSodium: 124mgPotassium: 104mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 382IUCalcium: 56mgIron: 0.4mg

Nutritional information is an estimate and provided to you as a courtesy. You should calculate the nutritional information with the actual ingredients used in your recipe using your preferred nutrition calculator.

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