Easy Homemade Mile High Biscuits Recipe
These homemade mile high biscuits are incredibly tall, flaky, and buttery. An easy, old-fashioned baking recipe that perfectly accompanies any cozy family dinner!
Servings 10 biscuits
Equipment
- Large mixing bowl
- Pastry Blender
- 2 1/2" Biscuit Cutter
- Cookie Sheet
Ingredients
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon baking powder + 1/2 teaspoon
- 3/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 3/4 cup butter cold
- 1 egg beaten
- 1 cup milk + 2 tablespoons
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400 degrees.
- Mix your flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and cream of tartar in a bowl.
- Using a pastry blender cut your butter into the flour. Until crumbly with small pieces of butter showing.
- Combine your beaten egg and milk in a small bowl.
- Add the milk mixture to your flour and stir until dough comes together.
- Dump dough on a floured surface and knead about 10 times.
- Roll your dough out to 1" thickness.
- Using your biscuit cutter, cut your biscuits. Press down and pull straight up. Don't twist the cutter. Stack your dough and cut the rest of the biscuits.
- Place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Leave room in between each biscuit.
- Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until puffed and golden brown. Enjoy!