Easy Southern-style Biscuits

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons baking powder
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 5 tablespoons unsalted butter (cut back on salt if you only have salted butter)
• 3/4-1 cup milk (can be whole or skim)

Recipe

• 1 1. preheat oven to 400.
• 2 2. sift dry ingredients into a bowl. transfer to a food processor along with the butter, cut into small pieces. pulse 5-6 times until just blended.
• 3 3. return flour mixture to bowl, and add 3/4 cup milk. stir until dough can easily be formed into a ball. if mixture is too dry, slowly add up to 1/4 cup more milk until proper consistency is reached.
• 4 4. let the dough rest for 30 minutes.
• 5 5. spray a baking sheet with cooking spray. put the dough directly on the baking sheet and use hands to press into a rectangle approximately 1 inch thick. cut dough into biscuit shapes using a floured glass or biscuit cutter.
• 6 6. organize biscuits on pan so that sides are touching. bake 10 - 12 minutes until golden brown. watch carefully to avoid burning bottoms.