Baking Powder Biscuits

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Cook Time:
20 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
8 biscuits

Times:

Prep: 30 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 20 min
Total:: 50 min

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Ingredients

Dough:

2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon fine salt
7 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, sliced
3/4 cup milk

Glaze:

1 tablespoon heavy cream
1 tablespoon melted unsalted butter

Directions

Place a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 450 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with two layers of parchment paper. Set aside.

In a large bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt until evenly combined. Rub 2 tablespoons of the butter into the flour with your fingertips, until it is completely absorbed. Work the remaining butter into the flour until it is in even pieces about the size of a pea. Gently stir the milk into the flour mixture with a fork to make a loose dough.

Turn the dough out onto a well-floured work surface. Pat the dough by hand into a 1/2-inch-thick rectangle. Fold the dough in thirds like a business letter. (For a flakier biscuit repeat this folding a second time.) Pat the dough into a 5 by 8-inch rectangle about 3/4-inch thick. Use a 2- to 3-inch round cutter to make 6 biscuits, and place them on the prepared baking sheet. Press together the scraps of dough, cut 2 more biscuits, and place them on the baking sheet.

Make a glaze by mixing the cream and melted butter together in a small bowl. Lightly brush the tops of the biscuits with the glaze. Bake until lightly browned, about 15 minutes. Cool on a rack for 5 minutes before serving.

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recipe Baking Powder Biscuits
m.e. chicago, IL 01-11-2009
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very good and easy
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

my first time making biscuits from scratch...wow! made my mom proud she ate three of them!!! waiting for my boyfriend's... review, he's the true critic. very, very easy even for a novice...use your hands like the recipe calls for, makes life very, very easy...need to measure thickness of dough better, some of them turned out kind of thin...will definitely use again....Read more
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claudia moline, IL 11-20-2008
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they are SO GO
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I used almond milk instead the second time i made these, the result was awesome. (the first time was great too, but i like... to try different ways) very velvety, the best!Read more
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Anonymous 12-03-2006
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Yummy!!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

These are easy to make and come out crispy on the outside and soft and moist on the inside. Really good with gravy.
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Bambi Spring, TX 12-29-2005
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Baking Powder Biscuits
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

Flavor was okay, but they didn't rise much and it was too much flour for the amount of milk, in my opinion. I probably would... not make them again.Read more
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Janese Charleston, SC 08-10-2005
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Very Easy & Tasty
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

This was my first time making homemade biscuits and this was very easy amd they were delicious. I will definitely make them... again.Read more
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Anonymous 02-20-2005
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easy
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

good