Biscuits
Simple flaky baking-powder biscuits, a farmhouse table standard served with meals, jam or gravy.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 15 min
- Total
- 25 min
- Servings
- 10
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Calories
- 170 kcal
Equipment
- •baking sheet
- •biscuit cutter
Nutrition
Per serving, approximate
- Calories
- 170 kcal
- fat
- 7 g
- carbs
- 22 g
- protein
- 3 g
- calories
- 170
Instructions
- 1
Whisk flour, baking powder and salt together.
- 2
Cut in the cold butter until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs.
- 3
Stir in the milk just until a soft dough forms.
- 4
Pat the dough out to about 2 cm thick and cut into rounds.
- 5
Place close together on a baking sheet for softer sides, or apart for crustier edges.
- 6
Bake at 220°C for 12-15 minutes until golden.
Chef's tips
Avoid twisting the cutter when stamping out the rounds, which can seal the edges and stop the biscuits rising evenly.
Ingredient substitutions
- milk → buttermilk
Storage
Store airtight at room temperature up to 2 days.
Reheating
Warm in a 150°C oven for 5 minutes.
Common mistakes to avoid
- •Overworking the dough
- •Using warm butter instead of cold
Serving suggestions
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