Best Drop Biscuits

Name: Best Drop Biscuits
Yield: Makes 12 Biscuits
Ingredients: 2 cups, unbleached all-purpose flour (10 ounces); 2 teaspoons, baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon, baking soda; 1 teaspoon, sugar; 3/4 teaspoon, table salt; 1 cup, buttermilk (cold); 8 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly (about 5 minutes), plus 2 tablespoons melted butter for brushing biscuits

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 2007, America's Test Kitchen TV

Desserts or Baked Goods

Quick Breads

Drop biscuits are the no-nonsense alternative to traditional rolled biscuits. Only one problem—they're often not very good.

SERVESMakes 12 Biscuits

TIME50 minutes

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We wanted a drop biscuit recipe that would offer a no-nonsense alternative to traditional rolled biscuits, with the same tenderness and buttery flavor. Replacing milk with buttermilk intensified the flavor and improved the texture of our bi...

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