How to Make Easy Homemade Biscuits

The following recipe makes hot, flaky American homemade biscuits using self rising flour. This recipe is very simple and doesn't take much time, and it freezes very well which means you can make a bunch at once and enjoy them whenever you like!

Ingredients

• 2 cups (250g) self rising flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar, optional
• 1/3 cup (70g) shortening, such as Crisco
• 3/4 cup (180 mL) milk, use between 2/3 to 3/4 cup milk (160 to 180 mL)
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons of salt

Steps

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   Preheat your oven to 425ºF (220ºC) .
   
   
   

   
   

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   Prepare a baking sheet by spraying it with non-stick spray.
   
   

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   3 Create a floured surface for kneading the dough. A counter-top with wax paper is perfect; spread a liberal amount of flour over it.
   
   

   

   4Combine flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar (if you are using it) in a large bowl and whisk together well.
   
   

   

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      Cut in your butter, shortening or margarine and continue mixing until the mixture looks like course bread crumbs. Do not over-mix! The flakiness you're looking for will elude you if you do.
      
      Slowly add the milk and stir it in until the mixture starts to come together into a dough ball.
      
      

      

      Place the dough ball on your floured surface. Let it rest. After about 5 minutes, knead dough gently about 10 times; flatten out the ball with your palms and fold it back in on itself.
      
      

      

      Roll out the dough about 1/2 to 3/4-inch thick using a roller, or your hands.
      
      

      

      Cut out biscuits using a 2-inch biscuit cutter. Dust the biscuit cutter in flour first for best results. Do not twist biscuit cutter when cutting out the biscuits; go down straight and come up straight. It's all right if they don't look perfect.
      
      

      

      Place the biscuits onto your prepared baking sheet. Pop them in the oven and bake them 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.
      
      

      

      Enjoy! Serve hot with butter, honey, jam, syrup or gravy.