Butter Biscuits

Skillet Butter Biscuits are a fresh and tasty butter based southern flaky biscuit made in a cast iron skillet. This homemade biscuit is a fluffy layered buttery delight.

Our homemade biscuit recipe that will carry you right back home to granny’s kitchen! Southern Classic Biscuits are stunning when served in a cast iron skillet. It truly looks amazing and the taste is incredible.

SKILLET BUTTER BISCUIT

Growing up in Corbin, Kentucky we had cornbread or biscuits every day. We loved when mom or granny fixed Butter Biscuits, they were buttery, layered, and tall. Preparing this homemade biscuit recipe will bring back beautiful memories of days gone by! Southern Classic Biscuit are stunning when served in a cast iron skillet. It truly looks wonderful and the taste in incredible.

Biscuits are charming, enjoyable, and perfect for any meal. Biscuits when served in a cast iron skillet will impress your guests. This is a simple elegant recipe that can be ready in just minutes and is perfect with any meal.

Biscuits are not just attractive, they are also tasty. Serve them with Sausage Gravy or even Chocolate Gravy.

INGREDIENTS TO MAKE HOMEMADE BISCUITS

• White Lily Self Rising Flour
• Sugar
• Butter
• Milk

HOW TO MAKE SKILLET BUTTER BISCUIT

Grease 10” skillet and set aside.

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

Place flour in a large bowl.

Add sugar and whisk until blended.

Using a box grader, grate butter into the flour.

Mix until incorporated.

Create a depression in middle and add cold milk.

Gently stir to combine.

When the mixture starts to come together, use hand to combine and turn out on a floured surface.

Work with hands to press down to about ½ inch thickness and then fold and repeat.

The number of times you do this process will determine how flaky the biscuit will be.

Press down one final time to about ¾ inch thickness and, using a glass or biscuit cutter, cut out biscuit and place in prepared skillet.

Gather up scraps and re-form to cut final biscuits.

Bake for about 10 minutes.

Pull out and brush tops with melted butter.

Bake another 5 minutes until browned on top.

Brush tops with melted butter again.

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Butter Biscuits

from SeniorSkillet.com

Skillet Butter Biscuits are a fresh and tasty butter based southern flaky biscuit made in a cast iron skillet. This homemade butter biscuit is a fluffy layered buttery delight.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword Butter Biscuits

Prep Time 9 minutes minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes minutes

Servings 7

Calories 1kcal

Ingredients

• 2 ½ cup White Lily Self Rising Flour plus extra for kneading
• 2 tbsp Sugar
• 1 stick Butter frozen
• 1 cup Milk cold
• 4 tbsp melted Butter

Instructions

• Grease 10" skillet and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 425.
• Place flour in a large bowl.
• Add sugar and whisk until blended.
• Using a box grater, grate butter into flour.
• Mix until incorporated.
• Create depression in middle and add cold milk.
• Gently stir to combine.
• When mixture starts to come together, use hand to combine and turn out on floured surface.
• Work with hands to press down to about ½" thickness and then fold and repeat.
• The number of time you do this process will determin how flaky biscuits will be.
• Press down one final time to about ¾" thickness and, using glass or biscuit cutter, cut out biscuit and place in prepared skillet.
• Gather up scraps and re-form to cut final biscuits.
• Bake for about 10 minutes.
• Pull out and brush tops with melted butter.
• Bake another 5 minutes until browned on top.
• Brush tops with melted butter again.

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