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.
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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