Birthday Biscuits for Me (with recipe)!

Today is my birthday and Dewey asked me what I wanted for breakfast. The first thing that popped in to my mind was BISCUITS! You se, I am from Alabama and biscuits are very, very Southern. My granny made biscuits pretty much every single day. They were heavenly even though they had a big dose of Crisco and a big slathering of Parkay. Since I use both of those ingredients pretty much NEVER, these biscuits aren’t quite the same. They are, however, delicious. Full of butter, flakey goodness and not even a touch sweet (so many recipes call for sugar and that is just WRONG).

My favorite way to enjoy them is with a slice of Jimmy Dean sausage (brought across the border from the US because you can’t get it here) or with honey butter (mix a big pat of butter and honey on your plate and then smear it on your biscuit). Of course butter and jelly are always a hit as well. Do you see a pattern? Biscuits are all about the butter!

Don’g forget that biscuits aren’t just for breakfast either. They are great paired with soups, stews and chill or anything with a sauce. Embrace the under-utilized (other than in the South) quick bread. Mmmmm……

AND my boys decided to sing to me too!

What Ingredients Do I Need To Make These Homemade Biscuits?

Be sure to gather the following ingredients to make a batch of delicious birthday biscuits:

• All-purpose flour
• Baking powder
• Cream of tartar
• Salt
• Butter
• Milk

Tips for Making Homemade Biscuits

Don’t Forget To Use Cold Butter

When it comes to making biscuits, it’s all about temperature. If you use butter that’s too warm, then it will get fully incorporated into your flour mixture, and you don’t want that to happen.

During the baking process, cold butter melts and makes steam in your biscuits. This is what helps give them their classic texture: crispy and flaky on the outside, but soft and tender on the inside. This is why the butter should be completely cold before incorporating it into your biscuit batter.

Use A Pastry Cutter

Looking for ways to properly incorporate your cold butter with your biscuit’s dry ingredients? Use a pastry cutter! This will ensure that all of the butter is properly cut into your flour mixture, without handling it with your hands (and causing the butter to melt).

How Can I Make Biscuit Dough If I Don’t Have A Pastry Cutter?

If you don’t have a pastry cutter, a fork will work just fine. You can also use a food processor and that will do the trick, too!

How Do I Store Biscuits?

Once cooled, you can store your biscuits at room temperature in an airtight container for 1 to 2 days.

If you’d like to freeze them, I recommend wrapping them in plastic, then foil, and placing them in a freezer bag. They can be left in the freezer for 2 to 3 months.

How To Make Homemade Biscuits

Okay, enough chit-chat! Here are my full recipe instructions so that you can make your very own birthday biscuits!

Ingredients

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 4 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
• 1/3 tsp salt
• 1/3 cup cold butter cut in to cubes
• 3/4 cup milk

Instructions

Preheat oven to 450 degrees

Add dry ingredients to a food processor. Then add the butter and pulse until butter is in pea sized lumps.

Dump flour/butter mixture in to a large bowl.

Add milk and mix well.

Dump mixture on a floured surface and knead until the dough comes together. Sprinkle with flour as you turn so it doesn’t stick to everything.

Pat or roll until 3/4 inch thick. Using a knife, cut it into square biscuits (or use a round biscuit cutter…using a dull cutter will make your biscuits rise less).

Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown.

Serve hot.