Easy Drop Biscuits

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1 tsp granulated sugar
• ¾ tsp salt
• ½ cup (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, grated or cut into small cubes
• ¾ cup cold whole milk or buttermilk
• 1 tbsp melted butter, for brushing (optional)
• Flaky sea salt, for topping (optional)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven — Heat oven to 425°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Whisk dry ingredients — In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt.
3. Cut in the butter — Add the cold grated butter to the flour mixture. Use your fingers or a pastry cutter to work it in until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs with some pea-sized pieces remaining.
4. Add milk — Pour in the cold milk and stir with a fork until just combined. Do not overmix — the dough will be shaggy and sticky.
5. Drop biscuits — Use a ¼-cup measuring cup or large cookie scoop to drop mounds of dough onto the prepared baking sheet, spaced 2 inches apart.
6. Bake — Bake 11–13 minutes until tops are lightly golden. Brush with melted butter immediately after removing from the oven, and sprinkle with flaky salt if desired.

Notes

• Keep it cold — Keep all ingredients cold for the flakiest biscuits; chill the mixing bowl if your kitchen is warm.
• Buttermilk — Adds a slight tang and makes biscuits extra tender.
• Easy butter trick — Grating frozen butter on a box grater is the easiest way to incorporate it without overworking the dough.
• Variation — Add shredded cheddar and chives for savory herb biscuits.

Nutrition (per biscuit)

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