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These Gluten Free Biscuits are light and flaky and easy to make. The perfect gluten free biscuit recipe.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
In trying to replicate family favorite foods for my daughter who is eating gluten free, I have found breads to be the biggest challenge. I tried many recipes before finding this one. The gluten free biscuits we were able to make with this recipe are flaky and flavorful.
Ingredients Needed
- Gluten Free Flour, I like Bob’s Red Mill Cup for Cup Gluten Free Flour. You can also use my Gluten Free Flour Mix.
- Milk, I used almond milk but you can use regular milk or buttermilk.
- Granulated Sugar
- Baking Powder, be sure your baking powder is nice and fresh for best results.
- Salt
- Butter, or your favorite butter substitute.
How to Make Gluten Free Biscuits
- Mix together gluten free flour mix, sugar, baking powder and salt.
- Add in butter and mix together until crumbly and pea sized.
- Add in eggs and milk. Mix until a cohesive dough forms(will be slightly sticky)
- Sprinkle counter with additional gluten free flour to make rolling easier.
- Roll out dough to 1/2 inch thick.
- Fold dough into thirds lengthwise.
- Fold dough into thirds crosswise and then roll out again into a 1/2 inch thick rectangle. Repeat folding process and roll out again.
- Cut out biscuits and placed on a greased or parchment paper lined cookie sheet.
- Put biscuits into freezer for 20 minutes to allow butter to solidify and create flaky biscuits
- Bake in 400 degrees F oven for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
- Brush with melted butter after baking.
Tips
- Dough made with gluten free flours always has a bit of a different texture and can be a bit stickier. Just add enough flour that it is manageable and not too sticky to work with.
- If you don’t have a biscuit cutter you can use the rim of a glass to cut biscuits.
- Putting the biscuits in the freezer allows the butter to solidify and help create flaky biscuits. Do not skip this step.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens if I don’t freeze the biscuits before baking?
Depending on how warm your butter got when rolling out the dough, your biscuits may flatten out and not be flaky.
How do I store leftover biscuits?
Keep them stored in an airtight container at room temperature for 2-3 days. I find that gluten free biscuits dry out faster than ones made with regular all purpose flour.
Can I use regular all purpose flour instead of gluten free flour?
You can, I also have a recipe for regular biscuits here that are delicious!
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Gluten Free Biscuit Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 1/2 cups gluten free flour mix
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 4 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup cold butter cut into pieces
- 4 eggs
- 2/3 cups cold buttermilk or almond milk
Instructions
- Mix together gluten free flour mix, sugar, baking powder and salt together in a bowl.
- Add in butter (cut into small pieces) and mix together until crumbly and pea sized.
- Add in eggs and milk. Mix until a cohesive dough forms(will be slightly sticky)
- Sprinkle counter with additional gluten free flour to make rolling easier.
- Roll out dough to 1/2 inch thick.
- Fold dough into thirds lengthwise. Roll out to 1/2 inch thick.
- Repeat process one more time.
- Cut out biscuits and placed on a greased or parchment paper lined cookie sheet.
- Put biscuits into freezer for 20 minutes to allow butter to solidify and create flaky biscuits)
- Bake in 400 degree F oven for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
- Brush with melted butter after baked for extra goodness if desired.
Tips & Notes:
- Dough made with gluten free flours always has a bit of a different texture and can be a bit stickier. Just add enough flour that it is manageable and not too sticky to work with.
- If you don’t have a biscuit cutter you can use the rim of a glass to cut biscuits.
- Putting the biscuits in the freezer allows the butter to solidify and help create flaky biscuits. Do not skip this step.
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Hannah Cooper says
Hi Leigh Anne! I just made these delicious biscuits and blogged about them on my gluten-free website! Please check it out! Thank you so much for posting this recipe!
http://hannahsglutenfreeadventure.tumblr.com/post/76387139033/day-11-flaky-biscuits
Leigh Anne says
So glad you loved the biscuits!!
Shay says
I recently found out my mum is gluten intollerant and I love to cook , Ive been looking for gluten free recipies so that she can stil enjoy the sweets and pasteries I make for the family, I was wondering if I were to use ordinary milk in this recipie would it stil work??
Leigh Anne says
Absolutely.
Xenia says
Thank you so much for the recipe! I live at high altitude and until now I could not find a recipe that worked! I am very happy with the biscuits 🙂
Cheryl says
I have a cold and was craving some gluten-free comfort food. I’ve tried different GF biscuit recipes before, but this one is incredible. I followed the directions to the letter (I am known to tinker too soon with varying degrees of success). These turned out exactly as shown. Even better, they were flaky and tasted wonderful.
This recipe is definitely a keeper! Thanks!
Leigh Anne says
So glad you loved the recipe! Thanks for letting me know.
Jen B says
Made these as part of Christmas brunch, and they are delicious! I made a half recipe, and cut into 8 smallish biscuits (I always make square biscuits….no wasted trim!). After freezing, I used a pastry brush to get the excess flour off the bottoms, brushed tops with cream, and they baked into light, flavorful biscuits. The layers weren’t as pronounced as in the best wheat flour biscuits, but they were certainly better than many wheat versions! Thank you so much for perfecting this recipe for us!