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These Homemade Drop Biscuits are fluffy, buttery, and require no milk. They are super easy to make and made up of only 7 pantry staples. Perfectly served with sausage gravy or drizzled in honey butter, you can't beat these.
I am a carboholic. Whether its chips, crackers, bread, potatoes, I can't get enough carbs. Anyone else?
I am always experimenting with different bread recipes, but I typically do not have buttermilk on hand. So I wanted to create a drop biscuit recipe with mostly pantry staples and no milk of any kind.
Of course butter is a no-negotiable.
I promise you will not even miss the milk!
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Highlights
- Super easy (no rolling)
- Minimal ingredients
- No milk required
- Buttery, fluffy, and golden on top
Ingredients
- Honey: Swap honey for 1 Tablespoon of white or brown sugar.
- White Vinegar: Swap for lemon juice or omit. However, it does add more depth to the flavor, mimicking the tang of buttermilk.
- Grated Butter: After the butter has chilled, use a box or hand grater to grate the butter. I do half of the butter with the finer blade and half with the larger blade creating a variety of sizes.
- Honey Butter: Simply mix the melted butter and honey together in a small bowl. Brush over the top of the warm biscuits.
Complete list of ingredients and amounts is located on the recipe card below.
Instructions
before you start
- Preheat the oven to 425°. Let the oven preheat completely. It is best for the oven to come to temperature 5-10 minutes before putting anything in it.
- Grated the butter with a box or hand grater.
- While you prepare the other ingredients, leave the grated butter in the freezer, so it stays cold.
Step 1: Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Step 2: In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
TIP - Parchment paper ensures the biscuits do not stick.
Step 3: In a separate bowl, whisk together the water, honey, and vinegar.
Step 4: Add the butter to the dry ingredients and stir until well combined.
TIP - Make sure the honey is completely incorporated in the water and vinegar.
Step 5: Pour about half of the water mixture over the butter and dry ingredients. Stir gently.
Step 6: Add the rest of the water mixture. Continue stirring just until the dough comes together.
TIP - The mixture will be sticky. If the mixture seems extremely wet, add another tablespoon of flour.
Step 7: Drop about 2 heaping Tablespoons of dough onto the baking sheet to form about 15 biscuits (3 x 5).
Step 8: Bake for 16-18 minutes or until the tops begin to turn golden brown. Brush with additional melted butter or honey butter before serving.
TIP - Don't over bake! Once the tops just start to brown, remove them from the oven.
Expert Tips
- Work quickly. You want the butter and water to stay as cold as possible so the biscuits come out super fluffy. These are drop biscuits so do not spend too much time forming them. You can see in the photo above that mine are not super uniform.
- Don't over mix! Once the biscuit dough comes together, stop mixing.
- While you prepare the other ingredients, leave the grated butter in the freezer, so it stays cold.
- The mixture will be sticky. If the mixture seems extremely wet, add another tablespoon of flour.
- Don't over bake! Once the tops just start to brown, remove them from the oven.
FAQs
Store in an airtight container at room temperature for 3 days or in the fridge for up to 1 week.
Rolled biscuits start with a much drier dough. The dough is then rolled out using a rolling pin. It is then folded and this process is repeated to produce layers in the dough. Then using a round cookie cutter, the biscuits are cut out. Drop biscuits start with a wet dough and like the name implies are dropped directly onto the baking sheet. No rolling at all.
These biscuit will flatten and spread a bit but should still rise. If your leavening agent (baking powder) is expired, it will not work and the biscuits will not rise.
The dough was likely over mixed. This creates dense biscuits.
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Homemade Drop Biscuits Recipe (No Milk)
Ingredients:
- 2 ¼ cups (293 g) all purpose flour
- 1 Tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup cold water
- 1 Tablespoon honey*
- 1 Tablespoon white vinegar*
- 1 stick unsalted butter, chilled in freezer for 30 minutes - 1 hour and grated*
Optional Add-ins & Topping
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¾ cup cheddar cheese
- ¼ cup chives
Honey Butter*
- 1 Tablespoon Honey
- 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
Instructions:
- Review all recipe notes and instructions before beginning.
- Preheat the oven to 425°. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the water, honey, and vinegar.
- Add the butter to the dry ingredients and stir until well combined.
- Pour about half of the water mixture over the butter and dry ingredients. Stir gently.
- Add the rest of the water mixture. Continue stirring just until the dough comes together.
- Drop about 2 heaping Tablespoons of dough onto the baking sheet to form about 15 biscuits (3 x 5).
- Bake for 16-18 minutes or until the tops begin to turn golden brown. Brush with additional melted butter or honey butter before serving.
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