Biscuit Recipes from Scratch

Most us crave for those yummy homemade biscuits that we relished during our childhood. But, nowadays, we prefer buying biscuits from supermarkets, rather than baking some at home. Baking biscuits at home is considered as a daunting task and we often find it easier to buy them. However, it is very easy to make biscuits from scratch, if you know the right techniques.

Buttermilk Biscuits From Scratch

Ingredients

• All-purpose flour - 2 cups
• Cold buttermilk - ¾ cup
• Chilled, unsalted butter - 7 tablespoons
• Baking powder - 2 teaspoons
• Baking soda - ¼ teaspoon
• Salt - 1 teaspoon

How to Prepare

Start the process by combining flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Mix thoroughly, so that the ingredients are mixed in an even manner. Now, cut the chilled butter to thin slices and mix with the dry ingredients. You may use a wire pastry blender for this purpose. Mix the butter and flour mixture, till it transforms to coarse crumbs. The next step is to add buttermilk to the crumbs and mix well to form a sticky dough. Knead the dough thoroughly to a ball and place that ball on a floured surface. Now, pat the dough with floured hands into a ½ to ¾ inch thick base. Use a biscuit cutter of your choice to cut the dough and place the dough pieces on a baking sheet. Make sure to leave some space between the pieces for expansion, while baking. You can place the baking sheet in the oven, which is preheated to 425° F. Bake the biscuits for around ten to twelve minutes or till they turn golden brown in color. Wait for the biscuits to cool, before serving.

Fluffy Biscuits From Scratch

If you want some fluffy biscuits, you can use the following recipe, which requires 2 cups of bread flour, one egg yolk, 2/3 cup of milk, 5 teaspoons of baking powder, 2 tablespoons shortening, 1 tablespoon sugar and 1 teaspoon salt. Make sure to sift the bread flour before measuring. Once you are ready with the required amount of ingredients, sift bread flour and baking powder for two to three times. Add sugar and salt to the sifted flour and mix thoroughly. The next step is to blend the shortening to the flour. You can do it with your hand or using wire pastry blender. Now, add the slightly beaten egg yolk and milk to the flour and knead well to form a ball. Place the dough on a floured surface and pat it with floured fingers to a thickness of around ½ to ¾ inch. You have to cut biscuits from this base and arrange those pieces on a baking sheet, which have to be placed in an oven, that is preheated to 425° F. Bake the biscuits for around ten to twelve minutes and let them cool, before serving.

Now, you too, can relish homemade biscuits with the above said biscuit recipes. These recipes are very simple and easy to prepare, if you have the required ingredients.