Butter Swim Biscuit Recipe
Ridiculously easy to make, these tender biscuits have buttery, crispy edges and soft fluffy middles. A must try recipe for drop biscuits!
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ cup salted butter
- 2 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 4 tsp baking powder
- 4 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 ¾ cups buttermilk
Instructions
- Turn your oven on to 425 degrees. Cut your cube of butter into slices and place them in a 9x9" square baking dish.
- Place the dish in the oven for a few minutes to melt the butter. Don't let it burn, it will only take a few minutes.
- While the butter is melting, prepare the biscuit dough. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt in a large mixing bowl.
- Add the cold buttermilk and stir gently, just until barely mixed together.
- Remove the pan of melted butter from the oven. Using an ice cream scoop or large spoon, drop 9 mounds of dough into the butter.
- As soon as your oven is preheated to 425°, return the pan to the oven. Bake for about 30 minutes, or until golden brown on the top and bottom.
Notes
- If you prefer, you can just melt the butter in the microwave.
- For the best biscuits, use salted butter! Unsalted butter just doesn't add enough flavor.
- Some recipes call for just spreading the dough on top of the butter, then trying to cut it into sections with a bench scraper, but I think the scooping method is much easier!
- I don't recommend using unsalted butter for
- I've never had a problem with the butter spilling out of the pan, but you can place a cookie sheet underneath if you are worried. Just keep in mind that the bottoms won't brown as well.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 254kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 5gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 32mgSodium: 578mgPotassium: 104mgFiber: 1gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 393IUCalcium: 167mgIron: 2mg
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