Homemade Drop Biscuits Recipe
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Drop biscuits are the best biscuits! We all have our favorite recipes from scratch that are our go-to favorites. These homemade drop biscuits have been a family favorite for years. I love that they are made from ingredients that I always have on hand, and can be on my table in under 20 minutes. These biscuits are the perfect accompaniment to a hearty winter meal like stew, but also taste great warmed up with my morning coffee. One thing is for certain, you won’t believe how easy these drop biscuits with no yeast are to make!
Drop Biscuit Recipe Ingredients:
To make these easy drop biscuits, you’ll need the following simple ingredients:
- flour: all-purpose flour
- baking powder: Yes, you really do need a tablespoon. If your baking powder is not fresh, your biscuits may be flatter.
- sugar: How much sugar you want, will really depend on your personal preference and how you plan to serve the biscuits.
- salt: Just standard table salt. I have not tested this recipe using another type of salt such as sea salt, kosher salt, etc.
- butter: I use unsalted butter. I recommend giving it a chance to cool slightly after melting it for best results.
- milk: I have made this recipe with 1%, 2% and whole milk and whole milk really does make the best biscuit. You can also try using a lower fat milk and replacing some of the amount with half and half or heavy whipping cream to add a bit more fat in, but I haven’t tested this.
How to Make Drop Biscuits
To make these easy drop biscuits, preheat your oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit. Yes that is hot, but your biscuits will only be baking for about 10 minutes. I recommend not starting on making your biscuits until your oven is almost preheated.
Melt your butter in a small dish. Let cool slightly. Mix together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add in melted butter and milk. Stir just until moistened. Immediately drop biscuits on a lightly greased or lined baking sheet. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until tops and edges are golden brown.
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Serve these homemade drop biscuits with butter, honey, jam, apple butter or great for dipping into soups. We especially love them with butter and honey. Would also taste great with some fruit mixed in, like this cranberry biscuit. or more savory like these cheesy biscuits. Super simple and very delicious!
Drop Biscuit Tips:
After making this recipe so many times, I’ve learned a very tips along the way that I’m happy to share with you. For best results in this recipe:
- Preheat your oven immediately: You do not want this batter to sit while waiting for the oven to finish preheating.
- Do not over mix: Mix your dough, just until fully moistened and combined.
- Work fast: The sooner you get them into the oven after you mix the wet ingredients in with the dry, the better the taste.
- Whole milk: I’ve found that whole milk creates a better biscuit over 1% milk. They do taste great either way, but the extra fat does make them even better.
- Use a silicone baking sheet or parchment paper: This creates the perfect biscuit bottoms and avoids any sticking.
Homemade Drop Biscuits
These drop biscuits are so easy to make from scratch! You only need 20 minutes and and are a great side dish to any meal. Everyone will love these fluffy biscuits.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 to 3 tablespoons sugar depending upon how sweet you like them
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup butter melted
- 1 cup milk whole milk preferred
Instructions
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Heat oven to 450 degrees. Mix together flour, baking powder, sugar and salt.
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Add melted butter and milk. Stir just until moistened. (Best to let melted butter cool a bit before adding)
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Immediately drop by heaping tablespoons (15 biscuits) onto lightly greased or parchment paper/silicone baking sheet lined large cookie sheet.
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Cook for 10 to 12 minutes or until edges turn golden brown.
What to Serve with Biscuits:
Looking for a something to pair with these tasty biscuits? This recipe is so versatile and pairs well with almost any main dish.
Soup Recipes: Drop biscuits taste amazing with soup! This is the ultimate comfort food combination.
Biscuits and Gravy: Biscuits and gravy is a breakfast staple and using drop biscuits over traditional biscuits make enjoying this recipe even easier!
Chicken, Beef, Pork and Fish Recipes: Drop biscuits pair so well with almost any meat! Here are just a few options:
This homemade drop biscuits recipe is altered from this recipe found on allrecipes.com.
Thank you so much! Ineed an easy biscuits recipe so I can stop purchasing cans. I’ve tried many that aren’t very good…this is now bookmarked!
I have made these drop biscuits an used heavy whipping cream instead of whole milk. I do love them more with the heavy whipping cream. But either way these are so good.
These came out flat like cookies. I knew 1 cup of milk was a lot since the dough was watery but I wanted to follow the recipe. I will be using only 1/2 cup of milk next time..
Letty thanks so much for trying this drop biscuits recipe! I can tell you I’ve made this recipe several dozen times and they’ve never come out flat except when I once forgot the baking powder. Is it possible you left out the baking powder, measured something wrong or let the batter sit a while before placing them in the oven? I do mention in this post that it is very important that you quickly get them into the oven once you mix the wet and dry ingredients together. It does make a pretty sticky dough and that is normal. I would not make with less milk as the recipe is very well tested. Give it a try again and just make sure to read carefully through all the instructions. Good luck and hope you love these biscuits as much as I do!
I just made my first batch of these drop biscuits this evening and they were awesome fluffy biscuits! Definitely adding this to my favorites!
Thank you for this wonderful recipe! I’ve made them following your directions exactly, many times now and they come out perfect! A trick I’ve found is when you pour in the milk, make sure it’s very cold… Then pour in the melted butter where you dumped the milk, stir that area quickly. It re-solidifies the butter into tiny crumbles, to the same effect as if you’ve “cut in” the butter in the more time consuming recipes. It makes for a wonderfully fluffy biscuit! Tonight I’m going out on a limb and trying 2 tablespoons less of butter, and substituting 2 tablespoons light olive oil to try to cut back on the saturated fat. We’ll see how it goes!
This is the best recipe I have found so far. I can finally say, Bye to the can.
Thank you for sharing.
My drop biscuit’s turned out great. Ty
Yes. You absolutely DO NOT need a full cup of milk. I gradually added until the dough was moist and had around 1/2 cup of milk left. I would suggest 3/4 cup at the absolute most… Definitely not a full cup.
Biscuits were great! Though I would recommend an edit to the recipe….
Thanks for trying the recipe! I’ve made this recipe dozens of times as it is listed and my family loves them. Based on that and the numerous positive comments I’ve received, I don’t think it there are any edits necessary to this recipe. However, if you prefer the taste with less milk, I think that is great and appreciate you sharing. Nothing wrong with testing out different amounts to find just the right consistency and texture that you enjoy. 🙂
A full cup of milk ruined these biscuits. Shame on Emilie for not fixing the recipe
Oh my wow! These biscuits are absolutely delicious. They can’t be any easier and the taste any better! Thank you so much for sharing this fabulous biscuit recipe with us! The family fought over them, they are that great.
I made these today and they were amazing! I cut the recipe in half AND I used almond milk! They were SO delicious! My husband and son loved them too! Thank you for this great recipe!
I followed the recipe and they came out perfect. So easy to make and it was super delicious. Next time I want to try them with some cheese. Thumbs up from the family.
Turned out delicious! I used a toaster oven that I could only fit 7-8 biscuits at a time. I set up the second round of biscuits on the parchment paper and put it in the freezer to wait for the first round to get done and they came out fluffier. Go figure!
This is the third time I have made these biscuits and I love them with home made beef stew Wich I am making tonight for dinner. Having friends over so let’s hope they love them as much as I do thank you for sharing your recipe.
Has anyone tried these with almond or cashew milk?
I used almond milk and followed the rest of the recipe exactly; they were really good.
I LOVE THIS RECIPE! Been using it for a couple yearsnow.. I only use about a half tablespoon of sugar cause I don’t like really sweet bossbiscuits other then that PERECT! THANK YOU… So easy and always a hit at the table! I even use it for cobbler topping!
Thanks for sharing! I’ve printed this so I can try them this week!
These were quick, easy and good. I followed the instructions about immediately placing them in the oven. The only thing I’d change is the salt. It needed a lil more. But, will be using this as a quick go to. It took mere minites to put this together and my kitchen in totally inorganized. Lol.
Yum! I love a good warm biscuit with butter and honey! 😉
Those look delish!
I was just thinking I wanted to do some baking this weekend, and I saw this on your homepage 🙂 thanks for the recipe!
My son and hubby love biscuits, but sadly I have never had a happy outcome when making homemade biscuits. This recipe looks delicious, and even better than that, easy. Thank you for sharing! I can’t wait to give it a try 😉
Thank-you for posting the wonderful recipe! We love bscuits but havebeen afraid to try to attempt to make them myself because I thought they were so difficult to make so I just buy the canned biscuits.
Oh man, that sounds so good, and so easy. I absolutely love bread in any shape or form. This right here is why I am super glad I found blogs. The recipes are simple and cost effective. My family is so very picky and blog owners have recipes that don’t try to be too fancy so my family really likes them when I find some to try. I am definitely marking this to try.
I will bake this with kids, so they enjoy cooking.
thanks for sharing it..
This was an easy recipe – I added some shredded cheddar and roasted garlic, they were almost as good as the ones we get at Red Lobster 🙂
wow these look SO good .. with honey! yum!
My husband loves home made biscuits and these look easy to make
These look really good and easy. A must for me to try.
Made these and substituted almond milk and half whole wheat flour. They were delicious!
We love eating biscuits on the weekends and this looks really easy to make! I’m sure it tastes much better than frozen biscuits! I’ll have to give these a try!
I just made these. It was so simple and yummy! I cut the recipe in half and made 9 mini biscuits with a cookie scoop.
These are so yummy. I make them at least once a week for my husband and daughter
Great recipe! Thanks so much.
These look very similar to what I make except I use oil instead of butter. I will have to try making them with butter, My kids always want me to make them for the holiday meals. Pinning it now. Thanks!