Weekends just aren’t complete without a batch of soft, flaky biscuits! This easy Small Batch Biscuits recipe yields six perfect biscuits without the use of buttermilk. Breakfast accomplished. Don’t forget the bacon and Easy Hashbrown Breakfast Casserole!
Small Batch Biscuits
Two years ago I shared my favorite biscuit recipe and over 350k pins later, it remains one of most popular posts on my site. I decided to share this small batch recipe today because sometimes 12 biscuits is just too many 🙂
This recipe yields six biscuits which is the perfect amount for our family. The biscuits are light, buttery and flaky – truly perfect.
We make biscuits almost every weekend and usually once during the week. We love them so much and find them to be the perfect addition to pretty much any breakfast or brunch menu. Frequently, we turn them into biscuit sandwiches or simple serve them along side scrambled eggs or top with sausage gravy.
You really can’t go wrong.
Do I Need Buttermilk?
This recipe doesn’t call for buttermilk which is a good thing because I rarely have any 🙂 If you happen to have buttermilk on hand, go ahead and substitute it for the milk if you like. You will need to use a little bit more to get the dough to right consistency.
Biscuit Ingredients
The one thing I love about making homemade biscuits is that the ingredients are ones that you most likely already have in your pantry.
- all-purpose flour
- sugar
- salt
- baking powder
- cream of tartar
- COLD butter
- egg (my brother and sister leave the egg out and the biscuits are still great!)
- milk
Perfect with a little butter and some homemade jelly or pumpkin butter, this is most definitely a breakfast treat you don’t want to miss.
Biscuit Making Tips & Tricks
I have a TON of tips on the original biscuit post so please make sure to check those out. But here are a few you shouldn’t miss:
- Only use really cold butter.
- Grate frozen butter if you don’t want to use a pastry cutter.
- Don’t overwork the dough.
- Don’t over bake – you want the tops just golden brown.
- Brush with melted butter right out of the even for extra goodness.
What You’ll Need for Biscuits
- A baking sheet that can handle the size of the scones.
- Biscuit cutter so you get nice evenly sized biscuits.
- Parchment paper makes removal of these biscuits painless and ensures they come off in one piece.
- A pastry cutter makes quick work of cutting the butter into the flour. Two knives or forks will also work or you can use a box grater.
- A pastry brush to brush on melted butter when the biscuits are hot from the oven.
More Breakfast Recipes You’ll LOVE!
- Buttermilk Pancakes
- Cranberry Almond Breakfast Cookies
- Easy Hash Brown Breakfast Casserole
- Lemon Blueberry Scones
- Baking Bacon: A How-To Guide to Making Perfect Bacon Every Time
How To Make Biscuits
Small Batch Perfect Biscuits
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 tbsp all-purpose flour additional
- 5 tsp sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
- 6 tbsp butter cold
- 1 egg lightly beaten
- 1/2 cup milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Combine the dry ingredients and use a pastry cutter to cut the butter in. (You can alternatively grate the frozen butter.) You're looking for small, pea-sized pieces of butter throughout the dough.
- Add in the milk and egg and mix just until the ingredients are combined. The dough will be sticky but don't keep working it.
- Turn the dough out onto a generously floured surface. Sprinkle some flour on to the top of dough so it won't stick to your fingers and knead 10-15 times. Sprinkle additional flour if necessary.
- Roll or pat the dough out to 3/4 - 1 inch thickness and cut with a biscuit cutter or glass.
- Place the biscuits on a lightly greased or parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown.
- For extra yumminess, brush the tops of the biscuits with melted butter.
Nutrition
Originally published November 7, 2014.
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Dawn says
I made these biscuits this morning and I think they would have been wonderful but I possibly made a mistake. Do you use salted butter or unsalted butter?
Marion says
Love this recipe. Made it earlier this week and decided to halve the sugar for any following batches as they were a little sweet for me. Not used to having sugar in my biscuits. Just made two batches this morning to freeze for when my son and his family come to visit in a couple weeks. These biscuits turn out beautifully even for me!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
That’s awesome Marion! I’m glad you were able to modify the recipe to suit your preferences – that’s always a win-win! Have a great weekend!
Nancy says
This are so delicious! Have made twice, so easy to make!
Julie says
Would you mind just coming to our house and whipping up a batch of anything on this page? LOL I’m going to take a stab at the biscuits this weekend.
Jen says
Do you have to use the cream of tartar? I’d love to try this recipe but do not have that ingredient 🙁
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
You can give it a try without it Jen – it will just be slightly different.
DottieK says
OMG! and I don’t mean goodness or gosh! I saw this recipe last night and baked them this morning and they are sooooo goooood. With a bit more sugar they would \be so good as a base for srawberriy short cake!
anne says
Can brush with melted butter – before baking or after baking?
Allie says
Thanks for sharing your biscuit recipe. You’re right sometimes a dozen is too much!
Baking Tuts says
I am in loooove with these! Such a delicious treat that is so easy to make!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Super easy and yummy too 🙂
heather @french press says
we always end up wasting a few biscuits, so 6 would be perfect, and now I want biscuits and gravy for lunch
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
LOL! That sounds like the perfect lunch to me!
Kelly - Life Made Sweeter says
These biscuits look gorgeous so I can definitely see they are so popular 🙂 Love that this is for a smaller batch too since I would end up eating way too many in one sitting 🙂 Pinned!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thanks so much Kelly!
Zaza says
Beautiful biscuits! Wonderful done!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thank you!
Mir says
100k pins? Dang, girl! That’s pretty awesome.
I can see why, though! Love the built-in portion control here. It would be too tempting to make a large batch!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
They are super good Mir but this small-batch is perfect for when you don’t want any leftovers. Thank you!
Mira says
I love biscuits and these look yummy and so easy to make! Will try this small batch tomorrow! Pinned!
Jen @ SavedbytheKale says
We love biscuits and these look delicious!!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thanks Jen!