How to get fluffy biscuits? -

Say goodbye to dense and heavy biscuits forever with these tips and tricks to achieving perfectly fluffy biscuits every time.

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Biscuits are a staple and perfect as a breakfast option or served as a side with dinners, but there is nothing worse than biting into a hard biscuit. The secret to achieving the perfect fluffiness lies in the ingredients and techniques used during preparation. Here are some tips on how to get fluffy biscuits every time.

The key to fluffy biscuits is starting with cold butter and milk, and ensuring you don’t overwork the dough.
You want to handle the dough as little as possible. Once the dough is thoroughly combined turn out the dough immediately

Fresh baking powder biscuits out of the oven served with jelly.

Tips On How To Get Fluffy Biscuits

Use Cold Butter

One of the most important ingredients for achieving fluffy biscuits is butter, but the butter NEEDS to be cold! Butter creates pockets of steam when it melts, which helps the dough to rise and results in light and airy biscuits.

When making biscuits the butter must stay as cold as possible until they go in the oven. Use a cheese grater to grate cold cheese into the dough or a pastry cutter to cut the butter into the dough. If you are using your hands to mix and incorporate the dough be careful to mix the dough quickly and touch it as little as possible.

Use Cold Milk

Just like with the butter the milk needs to be cold also. Keeping the dough cold during the entire process before going into the oven to bake is key.

Use Buttermilk

For extra tangy flavor and added moisture, swap out regular milk for buttermilk. Buttermilk is acidic so it reacts with baking powder or soda, resulting in more rise and a fluffier biscuit.

When using buttermilk, just like with regular milk it needs to be cold.

Sift Flour

Sifting flour will remove any clumps in your flour that may have created a hard lump in your dough. It is just an extra step to help ensure you get a light fluffy biscuit.

Don’t Overmix

If you overmix biscuit dough it can cause your biscuits to be heavy, dense, or tough. Biscuit dough just needs to be mixed well enough to incorporate all the ingredients.

Cut Straight Down

Use a sharp biscuit cutter to cut straight down into the biscuit dough. The dough will have small air pockets in it so it is important to handle the cut out biscuits carefully so you don’t pop the air pockets. If your dough is sticking to the biscuits try dipping the cutter in flour before cutting. If you don’t have a biscuit cutter, try using an upside-down cup instead.

Brush With Butter

Brushing unbaked biscuits with butter will add a little extra fat on top and will give them an extra boost of moisture and flavor.

You can also wait and brush butter on the biscuits after they have baked. This will result in a softer outside on the biscuit and will help the biscuit from drying out.

Bake At A High Temperature

Preheat your oven to 425°F (218°C) before placing your biscuits inside. A hot oven helps create steam quickly which leads to better rising action.

Fluffy Biscuit Recipe

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