This Drop Biscuit Recipe is a deliciously simple recipe for biscuits that you will want to serve morning, noon, or night.
These homemade drop biscuits are easy to make as you don’t need a rolling pin or a lot of time to make them. Just mix the batter, scoop, drop on the pan and bake.
Homemade biscuits can’t be beat. I love all biscuits, but this recipe is easy to prepare, making drop biscuits my new favorite. They are downright incredible.
They were a sanity saver for me. Last week, I was cooking at a girls’ camp for about 160 people, and one of the planned meals was my homemade biscuits and gravy. I have the best recipe, and I couldn’t wait to make it for all the campers.
Then, up at camp, I panicked at 3 am; I realized I had forgotten to pack my rolling pins! A must for my biscuit recipe. I lay there feeling frantic. With no way to roll out the dough, I was forced to improvise and made drop biscuits instead.
What is a Drop Biscuit?
Some recipes have you mix and roll out the dough before you cut and bake the biscuits. Drop biscuits are more easy to make because instead of rolling the dough, you drop it by the spoonful into your baking dish.
Unlike traditional biscuits, you don’t have to worry about cutting cold butter or shortening into the dry ingredients. Instead, you only need melted butter that you stir into the dough. It’s so much easier.
The biscuits are made with simple pantry ingredients, including baking powder, which helps them rise and puff up while they bake. They also have some cream of tartar, which gives them a wonderful texture. When done, they are soft and fluffy on the inside and golden brown on the outside.
These are now my favorite biscuits with my country gravy and sausage. They’re also delicious with just a pat of butter or some Nutella (the kids’ preferred topping). They’re just so easy and turn out perfectly every time.
Ingredients
- All-purpose flour
- Baking powder
- White sugar
- Salt
- Cream of tartar
- Melted butter
- Milk
How Do You Make Drop Biscuits?
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl, add flour, baking powder, cream of tartar, and salt, and sift together.
- Whisk together milk and melted butter into the flour mixture until combined.
- Drop batter onto a greased 9×13 pan; drop in 3×5 biscuit dough rows. I used 1/3 cup of batter.
- Bake in a preheated oven for 12-14 minutes or until it is a light golden brown.
How Long Do Biscuits Keep?
I think they are best served warm from the oven, but they will stay at room temperature for a few days. Just be sure to keep them in an airtight container. I like to warm them up and serve them with gravy.
This recipe saved me up at camp, and I’ll make it repeatedly. Soft, tender drop biscuits warm from the oven are such a special treat, especially when they’re so easy to make.
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Homemade Drop Biscuits
Prep: 10 minutes mins
Cook: 12 minutes mins
Total: 22 minutes mins
Servings: 15 biscuits
Calories: 252 kcal
These homemade drop biscuits are easy to make and even easier to eat. Plus,
you don’t need a rolling pin or a lot of time to make them.
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Ingredients
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons baking powder
- 4 teaspoons white sugar
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup melted butter
- 2 cup milk
Instructions
Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
In a large mixing bowl add flour, baking powder, cream of tartar and salt, sift together.
Whisk together milk and melted butter and mix into flour mixture until combined.
Drop batter onto a greased 9×13 pan, I do 3×5 rows of biscuit dough. I used 1/3 cup of batter for each biscuit, this made about 15.
Bake in preheated oven for 12-14 minutes or until a light golden brown.
Best if served immediately or great to serve later with breakfast gravy.
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Serving: 1biscuitCalories: 252kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 5gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 35mgSodium: 192mgPotassium: 278mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 410IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 116mgIron: 2mg
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