5 Ingredient Biscuits

No need to be intimidated by making biscuits with this quick and easy 5 Ingredient Biscuits with just five simple ingredients for flaky delicious biscuits!

5 Ingredient Biscuits

With Fall officially here, and Thanksgiving quickly approaching, I wanted to share this super simple 5 Ingredient Biscuits recipe because everyone needs a go-to biscuits recipe!  I typically think of warm cozy biscuits as a cold weather food and a perfect side dish on Thanksgiving, but of course they’re great all year long, even during the Summer for picnics, which is why it’s so important to have a good recipe that you know you can always turn to, like this one.

Some people are intimidated by making biscuits and turn to pre-made refrigerated ones, which are fine, but you just can’t beat flaky, homemade biscuits.  And I wanted to come up with and share a biscuit recipe that isn’t intimidating and is simple enough for everyone to follow.

The most difficult part of this 5 ingredient biscuits recipe is cutting shortening into the flour, and that’s mostly only because not everyone has a pastry blender.  A pastry blender is really easy to find, and incredibly useful to have around (I use mine for most non-yeast breads, pie crust, even some muffins and cupcakes!).  You can grab one here on Amazon. You can also get a similar cutting effect using a fork or 2 knives.  You can even pulse it in a food processor until pea-sized clumps form.

To cut biscuits into circles, you can use these biscuit cutters, if you’d like. But, honestly, I just use a drinking glass most of the time.

Try these 5 ingredient Biscuits in this Biscuits and Gravy Casserole!

5 Ingredient Biscuits Recipe

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5 Ingredient Biscuits

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

15 mins

Total Time

25 mins

 

No need to be intimidated by making biscuits with this quick and easy 5 Ingredient Biscuits with just five simple ingredients for flaky delicious biscuits!

Servings: 10

Calories: 193 kcal

Author: The Gracious Wife

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 3/4 cup cold milk

Instructions

1. In a large mixing bowl, add flour, baking powder, and salt. Whisk to combine.
2. Add shortening and cut in with a pastry blender until clumps are the size of peas.
3. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture. Pour milk into the well.
4. Gently mix in milk with a fork until just combined.
5. Roll out dough on a floured surface to about 1/2-inch thick.
6. Cut biscuits into 2-1/2" rounds.
7. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet about 1 inch apart.
8. Bake at 425° for 12-15 minutes or until cooked through and lightly golden.

Nutrition Facts

5 Ingredient Biscuits

Amount Per Serving

Calories 193 Calories from Fat 99

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 11g 17%

Saturated Fat 2g 10%

Cholesterol 1mg 0%

Sodium 126mg 5%

Potassium 172mg 5%

Total Carbohydrates 20g 7%

Protein 3g 6%

Vitamin A 0.6%

Calcium 7.6%

Iron 7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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