One thing that gets made for breakfast quite often in my home is biscuits and gravy. I love eating those two things combined and so does everyone else in my family. I will admit that I cheat most times and use the pre-made biscuits you can buy at the store. Those are the mornings when I am lazy and don’t feel like making breakfast from scratch.
On the mornings or even evenings when I am in the baking mood, I will make up a batch of my homemade biscuits along with some gravy and make everyone smile. The recipe is very easy, especially for those with a stand mixer!
Okay, ready for the recipe? You might even already have all the ingredients…
Homemade Biscuits Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 TBS baking powder
- 2 TSP salt
- 2 TBS sugar
- 2/3 cup shortening
- 1 1/2 cup milk
Instructions
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In a mixing bowl add the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Use the whisk attachment and mix for 1 minute.
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Slowly cut in shortening and mix until mixture resembles coarse meal. Gradually add the milk into mixture until dough pulls away from bowl. If dough has a "wet" consistency add a pinch of flour until you reach desired texture.
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On a floured surface, pat or roll dough until it is about 1" thick. Use a glass to cut biscuits until all dough is used.
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Place biscuits on ungreased cooking sheet. Bake at 425° for 12 to 14 minutes. Biscuits should be lightly golden when done.
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Remove from oven, cool and enjoy!
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Makes about 12-15 biscuits.
As for the gravy, I either make my own using bacon grease drippings or cheat and use a package. The country gravy packages from Walmart are pretty good and only $.49 cents!
These look delicious and easy!
We love homemade biscuits! They are so much better than store bought.
These look delicious!!! I am gonna have to make some of these and then freeze some to have on hand!!!
These look great, nice and fluffy!
Mmmm, love biscuits warm from the oven. Nothing better.
They look tons better than my “bricksets”!
Homemade biscuits are the BEST!
I’ve never made my own biscuits but with a recipe this easy, I bet even I could try! Thanks!
Your biscuits look so light and fluffy! Now I am craving biscuits and sausage gravy!
Girl, those biscuits remind me of the ones my mama used to make! I am SUCH a fan of big fluffy biscuits!
Thanks for a great recipe and explanation… I’ve tried biscuits before and they never turned out well; yours look sooo great and delicious.. I will give your recipe a try, wish me luck that they will look as good as yours… YUMMM..thanks for sharing
Homemade biscuits are such a treat, especially with a batch of sausage gravy. Those look so big and fluffy. Yum!
I would eat the heck out of these. YUM!!! They don’t sound too hard either!
Your biscuits look so good. I tried making biscuits last week and they turned out like hockey pucks
I love bread. There is nothing better in life than homemade bread! 🙂 Thanks for sharing this recipe.
Yum! I’ve always wanted to try homemade biscuits. Thanks for the recipe, I’ll have to give them a try!
I love bread and would love to make my own biscuits. These look great.
I have never made homemade biscuits. You have inspired me. I will have to try this my next morning off. My girls would love some hot biscuits and gravy.
YUM! I love biscuits (and gravy)! 🙂
I love biscuits. I am always looking for a new recipe.
I love biscuits. This looks like a great recipe.
yummy biscuits. they look like they’d be perfect paired w sausage and gravy!
Who doesn’t love good, homemade biscuits. Om nom nom
I’ve been baking homemade bread since I was about 3 when I started helping my Gram on the weekends. But do you know I’ve never tried “real” biscuits? (Just the Copycat Cheddar ones). I’m always afraid they’ll come out hard! I need to give them a try, though; yours look yummy and I’m thinking my husband would love some for breakfast with sausage gravy!
There is nothing like homemade biscuits. I have childhood memories of my Grandma making them as treats whenever we would stop by. These look just like hers. Can’t wait to try them out.
Thanks for sharing.
Lisa
Lovely looking biscuits. I think you are so right when you say “You might even have all the ingredients”. That’s one of the great things about biscuits – most everyone normally has all the ingredients at home on a daily basis and can whip up a batch any old time. Thanks for sharing your recipe with us.
I found this link on twitter. It looks great. I want to make it right now (but it is pretty early in the morning). I will be following you from now on. Happy cooking :D!