Best Drop Biscuits

Name: Best Drop Biscuits
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 14 min
Total time: 24 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (10 ounces); 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon sugar; 3/4 teaspoon table salt; 1 cup buttermilk (cold), add 1 tablespoon white vinegar to whole milk and let it sit 5 minutes; 8 tablespoons unsalted butter , melt butter and let cool 5 minutes, plus 2 tablespoons melted butter for brushing biscuits

6 steps

Prep:10minCook:14min

America's Test Kitchen "Best Drop Biscuits"

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 13:50:29 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

High

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories166 kcal (8%)

Total Fat8.3 g (12%)

Carbs19.6 g (8%)

Sugars1.4 g (2%)

Protein3.2 g (6%)

Sodium282.9 mg (14%)

Fiber0.6 g (2%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

12 servings

2 cupsunbleached all-purpose flour

2 teaspoonsbaking powder

½ teaspoonbaking soda

1 teaspoonsugar

¾ teaspoontable salt

1 cupbuttermilk

cold to whole milk and 5

1 tablespoonwhite vinegar

let it sit minutes

8 tablespoonsunsalted butter

melt butter and let cool 5 minutes, plus 2 tablespoons melted butter for brushing biscuits

Instructions

Step 1

Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 475°. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.

Step 2

Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, and salt together in large bowl. And separate bowl, stir chilled buttermilk and melted butter together until butter forms and small clumps.

Step 3

Stir buttermilk mixture into flour mixture until just Incorporated and the pools away from sides of bowl.

Step 4

Using greased 1/4 cup measure, Scoop out and drop 12 mounds of those into prepared sheet, spaced about 1 1/2 inches apart, scant 1/4 cup per mound.

Step 5

Bake until tops are golden brown and crisp, 12 to 14 minutes, rotating sheet halfway through baking.

Step 6

Brush baked biscuits with extra melted butter to taste, transfer to Iraq, and let cool slightly. Serve warm.