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.
To make the perfect biscuits every time, I recommend always using a quality lined baking sheet like the one below. I love using silicone baking mats because they can be used over and over again and clean up great! Together they made a gorgeous biscuit bottom without burning. I like using a muffin (4 tablespoon) steel scoop. This is a must have for quickly dropping the biscuits plus it works great for large cookies or filling tins for muffins or cupcakes!
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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.
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I made these this morning and they were SUPER easy (my 8 year old helped) They were soft on the inside with just a little crunch on the outside. With a hint of sweet! (I have tried a lot of recipes for these and a lot of times it’s too salty) Perfect for sausage and biscuits, eating with butter and jam, and I can see making breakfast sandwiches with them! This will be my go to recipe!
Best biscuits I’ve made in long time
Thank you
Just made these so good and so easy to make. Never made homemade busicuts before but now I know how easy and good they are I’ll never buy store bought again. Thanks for the recipe!
I want to make these biscuits recipe for Thanksgiving. They look delicious and easy to make. thanks for the recipe!!
I tried this “So easy drop biscuits” recipe this morning and they were really delicious. I didn’t have whole milk so I used 1 cup of canned evaporated milk. It was great. It made 12 biscuits as I don’t like them tiny. They were small/med size. Also I reduced the oven temp to 425* instead of the 450* because I don’t like my bottoms of biscuits super dark. They turned out for me, but I know everyone’s oven operates slightly different so do what you are comfortable with. 10 min was enough as they were done throughout and the bottoms were a deep golden brown already. Thank you for posting this recipe, It was so easy and fast to make!
I didn’t realize making homemade biscuits from scratch could be so easy. Thank you for this wonderful recipe. It looks easy and delicious.
These are my favorite new biscuits! I’ve made them three times since I found the recipe. The first time they turned out perfectly, but the second and third times they turned out really, really thin (today’s looked like pancakes). Any ideas why that might happen? They still taste delicious, they’re just a little off. Thanks!
I made these using two tablespoons of sugar and they came out great. I made 8 larger biscuits and baked them a bit longer.
I have been making rolls with yeast, and sometimes scones with baking powder. I would love to try baking powder biscuits, these sound delish and less work, which is nice for summer. I still make soup in the slow cooker during summer, and nothing is as good as homemade biscuits to go with it.
Thank you been searching for years for this recipe for years this is the way my mom and grandma use to make them
Thank you! I have them in the oven right now. I’m always looking for fast and easy recipes. I have a household of 7 becoming 8 in February. So Its important to have fast and easy. Thank you again.
These are the best drop biscuits I’ve ever had. We always have a big breakfast on Sundays and I made them for biscuits and gravy. Of course had to have a few with butter and raspberry jelly. I froze the few that were left over. Later that week I took them out and made a biscuit egg and Ham. Thank you so much for this recipe. It’s going in my recipe box.
Awesome recipe , thank you for sharing. Although I tweaked it a bit because I’ve never had any luck using all purpose flour. I used self rising flour, buttermilk and butter ,,and dropped them in my preheated, buttered cast iron biscuit pan,,I am now the biscuit maker of the family,,haha! 😉
I also add a little shredded cheese sometimes, turns out perfect!
Grabbed your recipe, realized that I was out of butter, so I swapped with room temperature refined coconut oil (no coconut taste), they still turned out great! Thanks so much!
I made these today & they were great. I did some cheddar cheese..delish!
Easy and yummy and perfect. ??
These were absolutely amazing! I had to improvise for what I had but they turned out nice and fluffy! I used whole wheat flour, soy milk and coconut sugar (1TBSP) instead. Awesome recipe.. will use time and time again!
So yummy! Finally I have found my go to biscuit recipe!!! Thank you for sharing!
These Biscuits are incredible.. Thank you so much 🙂
Sharon from Saskatchewan, Canada
Made these today and added some rosemary in both the wet and dry ingredients before baking, and then stirred some in melted butter along with a little garlic powder and Parmesan cheese which I brushed over the tops after they came out of the oven! Very good! Thank you for this recipe!