Easy Homemade Biscuit Recipe (2024)

This is my mom’s easy homemade biscuit recipe. These biscuits are moist on the inside and slightly crispy on the outside. In other words, the perfect biscuit ever. I feel an urgency that people need to make bread and biscuits now more than ever before. If you can make bread, biscuits, crackers, and tortillas, you can fill the belly of many family members. All you need is some soup with vegetables and a little bit of meat.

That’s actually okay because I’m a visual person anyway. So let’s pretend you are in my kitchen and we are making these fabulous biscuits together. You will never buy those biscuits in a can again, I promise. Maybe you never did, I’m just thinking out loud.

• Mixing bowl
• Whisk
• Cookie sheet
• Parchment paper
• Plastic wrap
• Measuring cups
• Measuring spoons
• Rolling pin
• Biscuit cutter

Easy Homemade Biscuit Recipe

Oh, how I wish I could have you put your hands around this dough, and then helped roll it out. You could grab your biscuit cutters or those metal cups we grew up on and you would have the best biscuits ever, ready to bake!

One awesome thing you may want to know about this biscuit dough is it will keep for up to 5 days in the refrigerator. You just roll out the dough and cut the biscuits you would like to bake, as needed.

Step 1: Combine Some of the Ingredients

Grab a bowl, and add the yeast, sugar, baking soda, buttermilk, warm water, and butter. Thoroughly mix them together.

Step 2: Add the Flour

Add the flour to the mixture above, one cup at a time while using a whisk to stir the mixture. When it starts getting thick I use my hands to knead it, ever so slightly. Oh, how I love the feel of homemade dough in my hands.

Step 3: Continue Mixing Dough

Then continue mixing the biscuit dough with your hands. Sprinkle the countertop with flour and roll out the dough.

Step 5: Roll the Dough Out

I like to roll the dough out to at least 1/2 inch thickness in a rectangular shape.

Step 6: Cut The Biscuits

Place the cut biscuits on parchment paper or a greased cookie sheet or baking sheet. Brush with melted butter (optional) and cover with greased plastic wrap. Let the biscuits rise for a minimum of 20-30 minutes.

Step 5: Bake the Biscuits

Remove the plastic wrap and bake the biscuits at (425°F) = (218°C) degrees for about 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. Serve immediately with melted butter and jam.

Finished Product

My mother made these biscuits all the time. One of my favorite desserts was a biscuit cut in half, topped with sliced strawberries, and whipping cream.

What Can I Serve Biscuits With?

• Creamed chip beef (printable recipe below)
• Creamed tuna
• Butter and jam
• Butter and honey or Honey Butter
• Strawberry shortcake
• Eggs and bacon
• Chili
• Soup
• Sausage gravy
• Beef stew

Buttermilk Biscuits

Creamed Chip Beef

Freezable Biscuit Dough

How do I store the homemade biscuits after baking them?

I store mine in an airtight container on the pantry shelf or kitchen countertop.

Can I substitute something for buttermilk?

You can, but they will not be as good. If you are out of buttermilk, you can make your own. In case you missed this post, How To Make Buttermilk

Can I use All Purpose flour?

Yes, you can, I have bread and all-purpose flour stored. They both work great.

What if I don’t have a biscuit cutter?

You can use a pizza cutter or knife and cut the dough into squares. No one said they had to be circles, well maybe my grandmother did.

Final Word

It’s crazy, but I believe if we can teach the world to make biscuits by using this easy homemade biscuit recipe they will not starve. Of course, we need other foods to go with it, but these will fill the belly.

If you are nervous about making bread, try making biscuits. These are easy to make and so fluffy they will melt in your mouth. Thanks for prepping, keep up the good work. May God bless this world, Linda