Drop Biscuits
These are easy to make when you want to have some biscuits with your dinner. I think they go particularly well with soup or chili.
This recipe is courtesy of America’s Test Kitchens. Makes 9-12 biscuits.
Drop Biscuits
Ingredients
- 2 cups unbleached all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup cold buttermilk or 1 cup cold milk + 1 Tbsp lemon juice
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, melted and cooled for 5 minutes,
- 2 more tablespoons melted butter for brushing the tops of the biscuits
Instructions
- Adjust the oven rack to the middle position and preheat oven to 475F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, and salt in a large bowl.
- Combine the cold buttermilk and 8 tablespoons of melted butter in a small bowl or measuring cup, stirring until the butter forms clumps.
- Add the buttermilk mixture to the dry ingredients and stir with a rubber spatula until just combined and the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
- Use a greased tablespoon or soup spoon to portion out level amounts of dough.
- Space the biscuits about 1.5 inches apart on the baking sheet. Brush them generously with the remaining melted butter either before or after baking.
- Bake until the tops are golden brown and crisp, about 13-15 minutes.
