Ingredients

Ingredients:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup cold butter, cubed
• 2/3 cup 2% milk

Directions

Directions

Step 1: Get the Dough Going

The first step to making great simple biscuits is to whisk together your dry ingredients. Use the biggest mixing bowl you got and just give the flour, baking powder and salt a quick whisk—just to get them incorporated.

Then grab your cold butter and cut it into cubes. Cut these butter bits into your dry ingredients with a pastry blender until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs. The last step of creating the dough is adding the milk. Stir it in until the dough is just moistened—no need to overwork it.

Step 2: Knead the Biscuit Dough

Next up, you’ll give the biscuits a quick knead. Sprinkle your clean work surface with a bit of flour (just so it doesn’t stick) and turn the dough out. Knead the biscuits gently eight to ten times. Then press the dough with your hands until it’s a half-inch thick. Grab a 2-1/2-inch biscuit cutter and cut out your biscuits.

Editor’s tip: If you don’t have a biscuit cutter or round cookie cutter, just use a glass or cup with a thin rim. Dip the edge into some flour and use that as a cutter. It works just as well.

Step 3: Bake

Finally, place your biscuits onto an ungreased baking sheet. Give them a little room—about an inch between each. Bake at 450ºF for 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Serve them warm. If you love vintage cookbooks, try these cottage cheese biscuits.