Drop Biscuits. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, sugar, cream of tartar and salt. Stir in butter and milk just until moistened. Drop batter on a lightly greased cookie sheet by the tablespoon. Drop biscuits are easier to make than regular biscuits, and they bake up just as fluffy and soft! You can add ingredients to the mix as well, like cheddar, scallions, bacon, and so on.
From Joanne Ozug of Fifteen Spatulas.
Melted butter, for brushing, optional Easy Drop Biscuits-Recipe Variations.
Cheddar or Parmesan are my favorites, especially combined with herbs.
You can cook Drop Biscuits using 3 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Drop Biscuits
- You need 4 cups of self-rising flour - see tip below.
- You need 1/2 cup (1 stick) of butter, softened.
- It's 1-1/2 cups of buttermilk - see tip below.
The dough for these biscuits is dropped into muffin tins instead of onto a baking sheet, but their final shape is still like that of traditional drop biscuits. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups, level with a knife. Best drop biscuit recipe I've tried so far! Fluffy and buttery and very easy to make.
Drop Biscuits step by step
- Preheat oven to 400°F..
- Lightly grease a cookie sheet..
- Put flour in a large mixing bowl..
- Tip: If you don't have self-rising flour, use 4 cups of all-purpose flour and add 2 tablespoons of baking powder and 1 teaspoon of salt. Mix well before using..
- Add softened butter to flour. Blend with a fork until well-blended..
- Add buttermilk and mix with a wooden spoon until all the flour mixture is moistened. You will have a sticky dough. If the mixture is too dry, add a little extra milk..
- Tip: If you don't have buttermilk, put 1 tablespoon vinegar or lemon juice into a liquid measuring cup & add enough regular milk to make 1-1/2 cups. Let it sit for about 5 minutes before using..
- Drop large spoonfuls of dough onto greased cookie sheet and bake in oven until bottoms are browned and tops start to brown. You'll probably have to bake it in batches, depending on the size of your biscuits..
- Serve warm with your favorite spreads, jellies, honey, gravy, etc., or eat just as they are!.
I found the milk quantity to be a little too much - I ended up adding just over a cup of milk and that was plenty. Next time I'll try rolling these out for cut biscuits. VERY good with a little butter and jam. Mix together flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. Stir just until moistened.(Best to let melted butter cool a bit before adding) Make Homemade Drop Biscuits Like a Pro.