When making dinner the other night, I was 10 minutes from getting it on the table when my daughter asked, “Can we have biscuits and honey?”  Who am I to say no, but since I didn’t want to leave the kitchen and go to the store, I decided to use what I had on hand and make my own biscuits.  So, I just started yelling out 2 of these and 3 of those to the twins and 20 minutes later, we had hot biscuits on the table and honey.  And here’s how…Quickest EASIEST BISCUIT RECIPE

The Quickest Easiest Biscuit Recipe Ever

Pre-heat oven to 475 and line ungreased cookie sheet with parchment paper.


INGREDIENTS

  • 2 cups flour – I used 1 cup whole wheat pastry and one cup unbleached white.
  • 2 1/2 tbsp sugar – You can cut down if you want less.
  • 3 tbsp Baking Powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt
  • 3/4 cup milk – I used 1/4 buttermilk and 1/2 whole milk.
  • 1/3 cup vegetable or canola oil – I prefer vegetable oil.

PREPARATION

  • Place dry ingredients in a bowl and mix.
  • Make a hole in the middle of the dry ingredients and add the milk and oil.
  • Mix with a wooden spoon until all dry ingredients are moist.
  • Knead with your hands until dough is firm.quickest easiest biscuit recipe
  • Pull off into 12 equal parts and form each into discs – they don’t have to be perfect.
  • Place on an ungreased cookie sheet lined in parchment paper.
  • Bake 10 minutes until just golden.

Enjoy in no time!  And, of course, these aren’t just for dinner.  Think of the possibilities for breakfast – melted butter, homemade strawberry rhubarb jam…

 – DANA

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