Best 13 Baking Powder Biscuits I Recipes

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Baking powder biscuits are a beloved Southern staple. They're fluffy and buttery, with a crispy exterior and a soft, tender interior. They're easy to make and can be served with a variety of meals, from hearty stews to light salads. Whether you're a seasoned baker or a novice in the kitchen, this guide will help you find the perfect recipe for baking powder biscuits.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

MOM'S BAKING POWDER BISCUITS



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This is the recipe my mom always made. I like to use the butter flavored shortening, but you can use regular. Amount of biscuits you get depends on how big around you make them and the thickness. My daughter likes me to make smaller ones.

Provided by Jodeen Brown

Categories     Bread     Quick Bread Recipes     Biscuits

Time 30m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
¾ teaspoon salt
5 tablespoons shortening
¾ cup milk

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
  • In a bowl mix the flour, baking powder and salt. Add the shortening and mix until in little pieces. Add milk a little at a time and mix until it forms a ball.
  • Roll out on floured board to 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch thick. Cut out in desired size and dip in melted shortening. Place biscuits on an ungreased baking sheet.
  • Bake at 450 degrees F (230 degrees C) for 12 to 15 minutes.
  • Variation: For shortcakes add 2 tablespoons for sugar to the dough and roll dough out to 1/2 inch thick.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 65.6 calories, Carbohydrate 8.4 g, Cholesterol 0.6 mg, Fat 2.9 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 1.3 g, SaturatedFat 0.8 g, Sodium 126.8 mg, Sugar 0.4 g

BAKING POWDER BISCUITS



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When I was growing up, mother made these wonderful baking powder biscuits often. Some time ago, I consulted her box of old recipes and was delighted to find this childhood favorite. Now these warm and tender biscuits are a special treat for my family, too. -Catherine Yoder, Bertha, Minnesota

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 25m

Yield 10 biscuits.

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup shortening
1 egg
2/3 cup milk

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Beat egg and milk; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. , Turn onto a lightly floured surface; roll to 1/2-in. thickness. Cut with a 2-1/2-in. floured biscuit cutter. Place 1 in. apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 450° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 206 calories, Fat 11g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 23mg cholesterol, Sodium 253mg sodium, Carbohydrate 22g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.

GRANDMA'S BAKING POWDER BISCUITS



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This is my grandmother's biscuit recipe. It is my all-time favorite and has a really good flavor to it. Be sure not to roll out too thin, you want high biscuits! I usually just pat out the dough to the desired thickness, usually 1/2 inch.

Provided by IMACOOKY1

Categories     Bread     Quick Bread Recipes     Biscuits

Time 25m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons white sugar
4 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon cream of tartar
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup vegetable shortening
1 egg
⅔ cup milk

Steps:

  • Preheat an oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
  • Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, cream of tartar, and salt into a bowl. Use a pastry cutter to chop vegetable shortening into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs. Whisk egg and milk together in a separate bowl and slowly add milk mixture to flour mixture, stirring as you pour, until dough is moistened and well-mixed. Drop dough by spoonfuls onto an ungreased baking sheet.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until biscuits have risen and are golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 173.3 calories, Carbohydrate 19.1 g, Cholesterol 16.6 mg, Fat 9.4 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 3.1 g, SaturatedFat 2.5 g, Sodium 271.3 mg, Sugar 2.8 g

EASY BAKING POWDER DROP BISCUITS



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These are the best breakfast biscuits, easy and perfect for sausage gravy!

Provided by CookieeMonster13

Categories     Bread     Quick Bread Recipes     Biscuits

Time 30m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon white sugar
½ cup chilled butter, diced
1 ¼ cups whole milk

Steps:

  • Preheat an oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
  • Mix flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar in a bowl. Cut in the cold butter with a knife or pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add milk a little at a time, stirring lightly between additions.
  • Drop the batter by spoonfuls onto a cookie sheet, and bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until the tops are golden.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 163.4 calories, Carbohydrate 18.4 g, Cholesterol 22.9 mg, Fat 8.7 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 3.1 g, SaturatedFat 5.4 g, Sodium 263.5 mg, Sugar 2.3 g

BASIC BISCUITS



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This is a basic biscuit recipe with baking powder used as the leavening. They're easy to make and go with almost any meal.

Provided by lenihan5

Categories     Bread     Quick Bread Recipes     Biscuits

Time 25m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup shortening
¾ cup milk

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
  • In a large mixing bowl sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Cut in shortening with fork or pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
  • Pour milk into flour mixture while stirring with a fork. Mix in milk until dough is soft, moist and pulls away from the side of the bowl.
  • Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and toss with flour until no longer sticky. Roll dough out into a 1/2 inch thick sheet and cut with a floured biscuit or cookie cutter. Press together unused dough and repeat rolling and cutting procedure.
  • Place biscuits on ungreased baking sheets and bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 191.3 calories, Carbohydrate 20.2 g, Cholesterol 1.5 mg, Fat 10.9 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 3.2 g, SaturatedFat 2.8 g, Sodium 225 mg, Sugar 0.9 g

BAKING POWDER BISCUITS



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     side-dish

Time 40m

Yield 15 biscuits

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup vegetable shortening
1 cup whole milk

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 450.
  • Grease on 8-inch square baking pan or small baking sheet.
  • Put the flour, baking powder and salt into a large mixing bowl. Add the vegetable shortening and toss it to coat with the flour. Break the chunk into 5 or 6 smaller chunks and start rubbing the flour and shortening together with your fingers and letting the mixture fall back into the bowl. This does not take long; when the mixture looks like irregular lumps you have mixed enough.
  • Add the milk all at once and stir to moisten all the flour and shortening. Dust a surface with flour, turn the dough onto the surface and knead the dough ten times.
  • Pat the dough into a circle about 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch thick. Cut the biscuits with a two-inch cookie cutter and place on the prepared pan with a little space between the biscuits.
  • Bake 15-18 minutes or until the tops are lightly browned.
  • Serve hot with butter and honey.

BAKING POWDER BISCUITS



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Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     side-dish

Time 50m

Yield 8 biscuits

Number Of Ingredients 8

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
1 tablespoon heavy cream
1 tablespoon melted unsalted butter

Steps:

  • 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.

BAKING POWDER BISCUITS I



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A drop biscuit is great for people with small kitchens. So simple, but oh so good!

Provided by Anne

Categories     Bread     Quick Bread Recipes     Biscuits

Time 45m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
¼ cup shortening
1 cup milk

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet.
  • In a bowl mix the flour, baking powder, and salt. Cut in the shortening until the mixture has only pea sized lumps. Add milk and mix until dry mixture is absorbed. Drop dough by heaping spoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheet.
  • Bake for 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 124.2 calories, Carbohydrate 17.1 g, Cholesterol 1.6 mg, Fat 4.9 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 2.8 g, SaturatedFat 1.4 g, Sodium 189.6 mg, Sugar 1 g

BAKING POWDER BISCUITS



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This is my mother's biscuit recipe. They always turn out light and fluffy, the best. I can't tell you how many of these I have made in my lifetime, but I can assure you they are always greeted with enthusiasm and my dinner guests would be disappointed if I didn't have some of these waiting for them, fresh out of the oven.

Provided by MarieRynr

Categories     Breads

Time 35m

Yield 36 biscuits

Number Of Ingredients 7

4 cups flour
8 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup Crisco
2 tablespoons sugar
2 large beaten eggs
1 1/2 cups milk

Steps:

  • Sift together flour and baking powder.
  • Stir in salt and sugar.
  • Cut in the Crisco until the mixture resembles crumbs.
  • Stir together eggs and milk.
  • Make a well in the dry mixture and stir in the milk mixture with a fork.
  • Stir just to moisten, then turn out onto a lightly floured board.
  • Knead about 15 times, then pat lightly into a circle, about 1/2-inch thick.
  • (The secret to light and fluffy biscuits is to handle the dough as little as possible) With a sharp round cutter, cut out rounds, without twisting the cutter.
  • Just give it a sharp tap, then lift straight up (twisting the cutter causes the biscuits to slope over when they are baking) place on a baking sheet.
  • Bake at 350°F for 15 to 20 minutes.
  • Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 114.6, Fat 6.5, SaturatedFat 2.1, Cholesterol 11.8, Sodium 154.5, Carbohydrate 12, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 0.8, Protein 2.1

ALL-PURPOSE BISCUITS



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Biscuits are what take us into the kitchen today to cook: fat, flaky mounds of quick bread, golden brown, with a significant crumb. Composed of flour, baking powder, fat and a liquid, then baked in a hot oven, they are an excellent sop for sorghum syrup, molasses or honey. They are marvelous layered with country ham or smothered in white sausage gravy, with eggs, with grits. Biscuits are easy to make. (A food processor makes easy work of this recipe. If you're looking to buy one, check out this guide from our colleagues at The Sweethome.)

Provided by Sam Sifton

Categories     breakfast, quick, weekday, breads, side dish

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
2 tablespoons baking powder
1 scant tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
5 tablespoons cold, unsalted butter, preferably European style
1 cup whole milk

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 425. Sift flour, baking powder, sugar and salt into a large mixing bowl. Transfer to a food processor. Cut butter into pats and add to flour, then pulse 5 or 6 times until the mixture resembles rough crumbs. (Alternatively, cut butter into flour in the mixing bowl using a fork or a pastry cutter.) Return dough to bowl, add milk and stir with a fork until it forms a rough ball.
  • Turn the dough out onto a well-floured surface and pat it down into a rough rectangle, about an inch thick. Fold it over and gently pat it down again. Repeat. Cover the dough loosely with a kitchen towel and allow it to rest for 30 minutes.
  • Gently pat out the dough some more, so that the rectangle is roughly 10 inches by 6 inches. Cut dough into biscuits using a floured glass or biscuit cutter. Do not twist cutter when cutting; this crimps the edges of the biscuit and impedes its rise.
  • Place biscuits on a cookie sheet and bake until golden brown, approximately 10 to 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 204, UnsaturatedFat 3 grams, Carbohydrate 28 grams, Fat 8 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 4 grams, SaturatedFat 5 grams, Sodium 287 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams, TransFat 0 grams

BAKING POWDER BISCUITS



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Enjoy light and tender Baking Powder Biscuits for a real treat at any meal. Spread the Baking Powder Biscuitswith honey or jam for breakfast or serve with soups, stews, chicken & more.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories     Home

Time 30m

Yield Makes 16 biscuits or 8 servings, 2 biscuits each.

Number Of Ingredients 5

1-3/4 cups flour
1 Tbsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/3 cup margarine
3/4 cup milk

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 450°F. Mix flour, baking powder and salt in large bowl. Cut in margarine until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add milk; stir with fork until soft dough forms.
  • Place on lightly floured surface; knead 20 times or until smooth. Pat or roll lightly until dough is 1/2-inch thick. Cut with floured 2-inch cookie cutter to make 16 biscuits, rerolling dough scraps as necessary. Place on ungreased baking sheet.
  • Bake 10 minutes or until golden brown.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 180, Fat 8 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, TransFat 1.5 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium 330 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 0.7383 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 4 g

BAKING POWDER BISCUITS



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Master the technique, and this recipe will reward you with rich, flaky, tender biscuits. The trick, as with all biscuits, is to use a gentle touch and not overwork the dough; mix just until the ingredients come together. Once they're baked, serve them warm and let their aroma invite everyone to the table.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Breakfast & Brunch Recipes     Bread Recipes

Yield Makes 8 biscuits

Number Of Ingredients 6

4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
2 tablespoons baking powder
2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup (2 sticks) cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
2 cups heavy cream

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Whisk flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt in a bowl. Using a pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add cream; stir until dough just comes together (it will be sticky).
  • Transfer to a lightly floured work surface, and with floured fingers, pat dough to a 1-inch thickness. Cut out rounds with a 2 1/2-inch cutter, cutting as close together as possible.
  • Space about 2 inches apart on a baking sheet lined with parchment. Bake until lightly browned, about 20 minutes. Transfer sheet to a wire rack; let biscuits cool 5 minutes before serving.
  • Place biscuits on an unlined baking sheet about 1 1/2 inches apart. Generously brush tops of biscuits with cream. Bake, rotating sheet halfway through, until biscuits are golden and flecked with brown spots, 20 to 25 minutes. Transfer biscuits to a wire rack to cool.

BAKING POWDER BISCUITS II



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Tender biscuits with less fat than most.

Provided by ARVILLALAR

Categories     Bread     Quick Bread Recipes     Biscuits

Time 40m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
⅓ cup vegetable oil
⅔ cup buttermilk

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet.
  • In a large bowl, mix together flour, baking powder and salt. Use a fork to blend in the oil. Add buttermilk and stir until the dough comes together.
  • Roll dough out on a lightly floured surface. Cut dough into biscuits.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes, or until golden brown.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 135.7 calories, Carbohydrate 16.8 g, Cholesterol 0.5 mg, Fat 6.4 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 2.6 g, SaturatedFat 0.9 g, Sodium 292.4 mg, Sugar 0.7 g

Tips:

  • Use cold butter or shortening: This will help create flaky layers in your biscuits.
  • Don't overwork the dough: Overworking the dough will make the biscuits tough.
  • Use buttermilk or sour cream: These ingredients will help make the biscuits light and fluffy.
  • Don't over-rise the biscuits: Over-rising the biscuits will make them dense.
  • Bake the biscuits in a hot oven: This will help create a crispy exterior and a fluffy interior.
  • Enjoy the biscuits warm: Biscuits are best enjoyed warm out of the oven.

Conclusion:

Baking powder biscuits are a delicious and easy-to-make breakfast or snack. With a few simple ingredients and a little bit of time, you can enjoy fresh, homemade biscuits that are sure to please everyone at the table. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy treat, give baking powder biscuits a try.

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