Flaky Homemade Biscuits Best Ever

Biscuits are right up there at the top of the cozy comfort food list. For us, they rank with the likes of chili, mac & cheese, and pot pie. So we had to develop our own spin! Our homemade biscuits recipe makes the most tender, flaky, comforting baked good. Alex and I have been eating them a side dish for soups and chili, drizzled with hot honey sauce, and they’re always a huge hit with guests!

Serve them with hot honey or jam

After you’ve made these biscuits (and please tell us that you’re going to!), we have two ideas for next-level condiments to serve with them. What we love is that we’ve been looking for a go-to biscuit recipe for quite some time. These are perfect for serving with soup or as a breakfast sandwich!

1. Freeze the butter.

The key to a perfectly flaky biscuit is cold butter—and not just any type of cold. Ice cold! Alex and I experimented with various ways to keep the butter cold, and the easiest was freezing it. If you think of it, you can pop the butter into the freezer the night before. Or, freeze it for at least 30 minutes before making the biscuits.

2. Use buttermilk.

Buttermilk does incredible things for the texture of a biscuit. It adds a tangy flavor—but even better: it also gives a tall rise to the biscuits. Here’s the science behind it: when baking soda and acidified dairy (buttermilk) are combined in a batter, they release carbon dioxide bubbles that help lighten whatever you’re making. Another place to see this in action is Buttermilk Pancakes!

3. Use a biscuit cutter.

A biscuit cutter makes sure all your biscuits are uniform and you can get that perfect rise on each one. If you don’t have a set of biscuit cutters, here’s the biscuit cutters that we use.

Hot Honey: Many hot honey recipes call for simmering honey with hot peppers, we wanted to create a shortcut for you. Our hot honey sauce takes just 1 minute to make! Easy Strawberry Jam: You’ll want to spread this glittery red jelly on just about everything: these biscuits, toast, oatmeal, waffles, and pancakes. The magic? It uses chia seeds that naturally make the gel like texture, and maple syrup to sweeten it just enough.

Let us know in the comments below if you give these a try! We hope you love them.