199 baking biscuit recipes

Easy tea biscuits: five-ingredient drop biscuits made with pantry staples in 30 minutes. No rolling, no cutters, just spooned dough and a hot oven.

Bo's buttermilk biscuits use just six pantry ingredients and a fold-and-roll technique to deliver tall, flaky Southern-style biscuits in 20 minutes flat.

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.

Bob's sour cream biscuits use only self-rising flour, sour cream, oil and baking soda for tender, tangy 4-ingredient biscuits with a tall rise and golden tops.

Flaky, buttery biscuits made with just three ingredients and ready in under 30 minutes, with crispy edges or pillowy-soft sides depending on how you space them.

Golden buttermilk biscuits use shortening and tangy buttermilk for sky-high layers and a tender crumb, with cream of tartar doubling down on the lift. Old-school camp-style biscuits that bake up golden in just 10 minutes.

Mary Rogers's sourdough biscuits use an overnight starter sponge for a tender, tangy biscuit with a soft crumb. A pioneer-style overnight rise that beats any quick biscuit hands down.

Afternoon tea biscuits cut shortening into flour for tender, flaky scone-like rounds in 25 minutes. Bake hot until golden, then serve warm with butter and jam alongside a cup of tea.

Old-fashioned buttermilk biscuits with shortening and tangy buttermilk for a tender, flaky crumb. Six pantry ingredients, ready in 30 minutes, the kind grandma used to make.

Orange tea biscuits with fresh orange zest, sliced and baked golden in 15 minutes. Tender, lightly citrusy biscuits made for afternoon tea with butter and marmalade.

Sour cream and herb drop biscuits skip the rolling and cutting for a quick savory biscuit dotted with fresh dill, chives, or scallions. Tender, tangy, ready in 30 minutes from bowl to oven.

Old-fashioned drop biscuits made with just five pantry staples. No rolling, no cutting, no fuss. Scoop and bake in 20 minutes flat, then split them for a quick strawberry shortcake.

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.

Texas-style San Jacinto biscuits made with vegetable shortening for tender, flaky layers. Six pantry ingredients turn into 24 warm biscuits in 30 minutes.

Buttermilk biscuits in miniature form with a flaky butter crust and tender buttermilk crumb. A small-batch recipe perfect for two-person households or fancy hors d'oeuvres bases.

Daddy's sour cream biscuits use just five ingredients, flour, sour cream, salt, and leaveners, for a tender, tangy biscuit with a soft crumb. Old-fashioned Southern simplicity at its best.