25 baking powder biscuit recipes

Classic baking powder biscuits from scratch with just five pantry staples: flour, baking powder, salt, shortening and milk. Tender, flaky, and on the table in about 20 minutes. The plain, reliable biscuit recipe to memorize.

Biscuits supreme: tender flaky baking powder biscuits with cream of tartar for an extra-tall rise. A classic Sunday morning breakfast biscuit ready in 20 minutes from start to oven.

Basic biscuit baking mix is a homemade Bisquick-style staple with flour, baking powder, dry milk, salt, and shortening. Makes 90 biscuits over 6 weeks of pantry storage. Just add water.

Feather biscuits (also called angel biscuits) use both yeast and baking powder for an unbelievably light, fluffy texture. The buttermilk dough can chill up to 3 days for make-ahead Sunday breakfasts.

Dad's melty biscuits bake up tall, fluffy and tender, with cream of tartar and baking powder for extra lift and an egg for richness. Split them warm and slather with butter and jam.

Beer biscuits with just five ingredients: flour, baking powder, salt, shortening, and beer. The carbonation gives extra rise, and the hops add a faint malty note that pairs beautifully with butter.

Light-as-air angel biscuits with a Southern double-rise of yeast and baking powder. Tender, fluffy, golden-topped, and ready to split open at supper to soak up gravy, butter, or strawberry jam.

Pesto biscuits with green basil flecks and fluffy buttermilk crumb, baked from a quick pantry-friendly recipe using powdered milk. A herbal twist on the classic American biscuit.

Homemade muffin mix with flour, baking powder, dry milk, salt, and shortening. A six-week pantry staple that replaces store-bought Bisquick for muffins, biscuits, and pancakes.