5 Ingredient Drop Biscuits
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Get ready to experience the joy of making 5 ingredient drop biscuits! This easy drop biscuit recipe is perfect for those times when you want homemade biscuits without any fuss. With simple ingredients that you probably already have in your kitchen, you’ll be serving up soft biscuits in no time.
This drop biscuit recipe is from my grandmother’s collection. These little biscuits are the perfect size for breakfast and honestly taste like buttermilk biscuits without the buttermilk. They also don’t require any yeast.
This drop biscuits from scratch recipe is the perfect 5 ingredient biscuit recipe (or 3 ingredient drop biscuits if you use self-rising flour), and it is likely that you already have the ingredients in your pantry and refrigerator. These are perfect with pasta and soup dinners!
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Family Favorite: These biscuits are bound to become a go-to family favorite thanks to their light and fluffy texture.
- Simple Ingredients: You only need flour, salt, baking powder, milk, and mayonnaise to make these delightful biscuits.
- Quick Prep: With minimal prep time, you can have these biscuits ready in under 30 minutes, perfect for a last-minute side.
- Versatile: Enjoy them with butter, jam, or even as part of a savory meal with sausage gravy or crumbled bacon.
- Easy Cleanup: The recipe uses just one large bowl, minimizing mess and making cleanup a breeze.
Ingredients for easy drop biscuits
- Flour
- Salt
- Baking powder
- Milk
- Mayonnaise
Equipment and kitchen tools
- Muffin tin
How to make homemade drop biscuits
Preheat oven to 400°F.
In a medium mixing bowl, mix dry ingredients.
Add milk and mayonnaise until well blended.
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Fill a muffin tin about halfway full
Bake for 12–14 minutes, until light brown.
Try these delicious rolls with a bit of pear butter or Raspberry Jam for a delicious snack or side dish.
Tips for the Best Results
- Measure Carefully: Use accurate measuring cups for dry ingredients to ensure the perfect biscuit dough consistency.
- Mix Gently: Combine the wet ingredients with the flour mixture using a rubber spatula to avoid overmixing, which can result in tough biscuits.
- Even Filling: Fill the muffin tin about halfway full to allow the biscuits to rise evenly and develop a lovely crust.
- Hot Oven: Preheat your oven to 400°F to achieve golden brown biscuits every single time.
Substitutions and Variations
- Flour Options: You can use self-rising flour instead of all-purpose flour. Just skip the baking powder.
- Dairy Alternatives: Try cold buttermilk or whole milk for a slightly different flavor and texture. Heavy cream works too for a richer biscuit.
- Flavor Add-ins: Enhance your biscuits with cheddar cheese, garlic powder, or crumbled bacon for a savory twist.
- Baking Surface: Use a parchment-lined baking sheet instead of a muffin tin for a more traditional biscuit shape.
FAQs About This Recipe
No problem! You can drop the dough onto a prepared baking sheet lined with parchment paper to make fluffy drop biscuits.
Store them in an airtight container at room temperature for up to three days. For longer storage, freeze the biscuits and reheat in a hot oven.
Yes, you can substitute the milk with a plant-based alternative like almond or soy milk and use a vegan mayonnaise.
This easy drop biscuit recipe skips the rolling and cutting steps, making it quicker and simpler than traditional biscuits. The mayonnaise adds a unique flavor and texture, setting them apart from classic biscuit recipes.
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Drop Biscuit Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°.
- In a medium mixing bowl, mix dry ingredients.
- Add milk and mayonnaise until well blended.
- Fill a muffin tin about halfway full
- Bake 12-14 minutes until light brown.
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These are awesome for our baking session that we have at home now that the kids are off of school for awhile. Both do baking at school. We made biscuits from a can the other night and the kids liked them but they did not agree with my picky sense of taste and smell right now. Too chemical-y! I gave them to Des instead.
Now these would make me happy!
I’ve never heard of putting mayo in biscuits, but since mine normally come out a bit dry, this might be the trick! Can’t wait to try them.
It actually works, since mayo has eggs in it. Let me know what you think!
Thanks for sharing your delicious looking biscuit recipe with us at the Snickerdoodle link party! This will be one of my features this Saturday!