Kid-Friendly Buttermilk Drop Biscuits | America's Test Kitchen Kids

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These light, fluffy biscuits are great on their own, or spread with a special flavored butter.

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Prepare Ingredients

2 cups

all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons

baking powder

½ teaspoon

baking soda

1 teaspoon

sugar

¾ teaspoon

salt

1 cup

buttermilk

8 tablespoons

unsalted butter, melted

Vegetable oil spray

Gather Baking Equipment

Rimmed baking sheet
Parchment paper
Large bowl
Whisk
Liquid measuring cup
Fork
Rubber spatula
¼-cup dry measuring cup
Butter knife
Oven mitts
Cooling rack

Start Baking!

1

Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 450 degrees. Line rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.

2

2 cups

all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons

baking powder

½ teaspoon

baking soda

1 teaspoon

sugar

¾ teaspoon

salt

1 cup

buttermilk

8 tablespoons

unsalted butter, melted

In large bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, and salt until combined. In liquid measuring cup, use fork to stir buttermilk and melted butter until butter forms small clumps.

3

Add buttermilk mixture to bowl with flour mixture. Use rubber spatula to stir until just combined.

4

Vegetable oil spray

Spray inside of ¼-cup dry measuring cup with vegetable oil spray. Use greased measuring cup to scoop batter and use butter knife to scrape off extra batter. Drop scoops onto baking sheet to make 10 to 12 biscuits (leave space between biscuits and respray measuring cup as needed).

5

Place baking sheet in oven and bake biscuits until tops are golden brown 12 to 14 minutes. Use oven mitts to remove baking sheet from oven (ask an adult for help). Place baking sheet on cooling rack. Let biscuits cool on baking sheet for 10 minutes. Serve warm.

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Food for Thought

Make It Your Way

Plain biscuits can be dressed up with any flavorful, relatively dry ingredient, such as herbs, scallions, cheese, dried fruit, or spices. Try these two flavor combinations:

Cheesy Drop Biscuits

In step 2, stir ½ cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese or mild cheddar cheese and ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese into flour mixture.

Herby Drop Biscuits

In step 2, stir 1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme or ¾ teaspoon dried thyme into flour mixture.

Flavored Butters

Spread these amped-up butters on biscuits or cornbread or put a dollop on hot veggies for a tasty treat. For each butter, let 6 tablespoons unsalted butter sit in small bowl on counter until soft, 30 minutes to 1 hour, before stirring in additional ingredients.

Honey Butter: Stir in 1 tablespoon honey and ⅛ teaspoon salt until combined.

Spicy Sriracha Butter: Stir in 1 to 1½ teaspoons sriracha until combined.

Basil-Lemon Butter: Stir in 2 tablespoons minced fresh basil and 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest until combined.