homemade biscuits

How To Make homemade biscuits

• 1

  Preheat oven to 425 degrees. (Note: Oven temperatures can run differently. If your oven tends to run hot, bake at 425 degrees, but if your oven runs cooler, bake at 450 degrees).
• 2

  Whisk together the dry ingredients. Cut the cold butter cubes into the flour mixture using a pastry cutter until mixture has a crumbly coarse texture. Note: (You can use a food processor also, which works great; add the flour-butter mixture too another bowl before adding the milk).
• 3

  Make a little well in center of mixture. Pour half of milk in and stir until the dough starts to come together; add the rest of the milk and mix until dough mixture forms a ball. Dough will be slightly wet and sticky.
• 4

  Place a medium piece of waxed paper on a flat surface like your kitchen counter and sprinkle flour on it. Scrape the biscuit mixture out onto the waxed paper. **I use wax paper because it makes the clean-up easier. :) Use your cutting board or table, if you wish.
• 5

  Lightly dust your hands with flour. Dust the top of the dough mixture with flour and gently fold the dough over 5-6 times. Do not over work the dough. Gently pat the dough down to ¾ to 1 inch thick.
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  6

  Cut biscuits out with a biscuit cutter dipped in flour; flouring the cutter after each cut. (Do not twist the biscuit cutter while cutting).
• 7

  Place biscuits on a parchment lined baking sheet and bake for 10-15 minutes or until tops are golden brown; remove from oven last 3-5 minutes and brush with melted butter; return to oven to finish baking. Do not over bake.
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