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Flaky Homemade Biscuits

These flaky homemade biscuits are buttery, tender, and incredibly easy to make from scratch. With crisp, golden layers on the outside and a soft, fluffy center, they're the perfect addition to breakfast, brunch, or dinner.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 22 minutes
Servings: 7 Biscuits
Course: Appetizer, Breakfast, Dessert, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Calories: 230

Ingredients
  

  • 250 g All-purpose flour (2 cups)
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp Baking powder
  • 1 tsp Sugar
  • 3/4 tsp Salt
  • 113 g Unsalted butter, very COLD and cubed
  • 210 ml Half & Half, cold (1 cup minus 2 Tbsp)
  • Melted butter for brushing

Equipment

  • 1 Thermomix optional

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven: preheat your oven to 220C (425F). Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
  2. Prepare the Dough: Add flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt to your mixing bowl. Mix 5 sec/speed 5.
  3. Add the Cold Butter Cubes: Turbo 0.5sec 2X3 times. The butter should be in pea-sized pieces, not completely blended.
  4. Pour in the Cold Half&Half Cream: Mix 8 sec/Reverse/speed 3, just until the dough comes together.
  5. Shape the Biscuits: Gently pat dough into a rectangle on a lightly floured surface about 2 cm thick.
  6. Fold into thirds like a letter. Rotate 90 degree flatten again, and repeat 3-4 times. This creates those beautiful flaky layers.
  7. Pat the dough to about 2.5 cm thick.
  8. Cut with a floured biscuit cutter. Don't twist the cutter, or the biscuits won't rise as well.
  9. Place biscuits onto prepared baking dish.
  10. Bake: Bake for 13-15 minutes, until golden.
  11. Brush immediately with melted butter.