Fast Easy Biscuits

a drop biscuit in a basket with other drop biscuits

5 from 4 votes

These easy drop biscuits come together in about 20 minutes and are perfect on the side of so many different recipes! This Drop Biscuit recipe gives you the most buttery soft biscuits.

Prep Time5

Cook Time12

Total Time17

Servings: biscuits

Calories: 171kcal

Author: Lisa Longley

Ingredients

2 cups all purpose flour read here about measuring flour so it does not pack (240 grams)
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk cold (236.6 ml)
8 tablespoons unsalted butter melted and cooled slightly (113 grams)
2 tablespoons butter melted, for brushing on at the end, optional (28.25 grams)

Instructions

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 unsalted 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 measuring cup, scoop the batter and 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 them in 2 batches.
Bake for 12 to 14 minutes until they are golden brown. Remove the biscuits from the oven and brush with butter if serving right away. Serve warm.
2 tablespoons butter

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