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This recipe for small batch biscuits makes a light, flaky, buttery biscuit. The recipe makes 4 biscuits, just the right amount for two people to share.
These small batch biscuits come together in minutes and they are the perfect compliment or side to any meal. Many biscuit recipes use buttermilk and I love that this one uses sour cream instead as I almost always have sour cream or Greek yogurt on hand.
Find my full size biscuit recipe here.
Ingredients Needed
- Flour, I prefer unbleached all purpose flour.
- Baking Powder, be sure it is fresh!
- Salt
- Sugar
- Baking Soda
- Sour Cream. You can also substitute plain Greek yogurt.
- Butter, I use salted butter.
How to Make Small Batch Biscuits
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Combine dry ingredients in a bowl.
- Add in butter and use a pastry cutter to combine.
- Add in sour cream and water and mix until dough comes together. If it seems to dry, add in a bit more water. You will see little bits of butter in the dough, that is okay.
- Pat dough into a 1 inch thick circle or square.
- Cut dough into four pieces using a knife, bench scraper or a biscuit cutter.
- Place on a baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes. Leave space between the biscuits so they can rise higher.
- Brush biscuits with melted butter every five minutes during baking time.
Tips from Leigh Anne
- Baking powder is an important ingredient in this recipe so be sure it is fresh!
- When cutting your biscuits, try to not twist the biscuit cutter or knife. as you’re cutting into the dough. This can prevent the dough rising as it bakes. Firmly cut into the dough, gently wiggle the cutter back and forth a few times to loosen the cut shape if you need to.
- Use cold butter. You want there to be little pieces of butter in the dough. As they melt while the biscuit bakes it releases steam and it makes the biscuit flaky.
- Handle the dough as little as possible. Handle it gently and don’t overwork. Overhandling it can make them tough.
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Small Batch Biscuits for Two
This recipe for small batch biscuits for two makes a light, flaky, buttery biscuit. The recipe makes 4 biscuits.
Prep:10 minutes
Cook:15 minutes
Total:25 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 Tbsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp sugar
- 1/8 tsp baking soda
- 2 Tvsp butter cold
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1-2 tsp water
- 2 Tbsp butter melted for brushing
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Combine dry ingredients in a bowl.
- Add in butter and use a pastry blender to combine until butter is small pebble size.
- Stir in sour cream and water until dough comes together. Add a little additional water if it is too dry.
- Knead dough a few times and press into a 1 inch thick circle or square.
- Cut into four biscuits using a knife or a biscuit cutter.
- Place on a baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes.
- Brush with melted butter every five minutes as they bake.
Tips & Notes:
- Baking powder is an important ingredient in this recipe so be sure it is fresh!
- When cutting your biscuits, try to not twist the biscuit cutter or knife. as you’re cutting into the dough.  This can prevent the dough rising as it bakes.  Firmly cut into the dough, gently wiggle the cutter back and forth a few times to loosen the cut shape if you need to. Â
- Use cold butter. You want there to be little pieces of butter in the dough. As they melt while the biscuit bakes it releases steam and it makes the biscuit flaky.
- Handle the dough as little as possible. Handle it gently and don’t overwork. Overhandling it can make them tough.
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Nutrition Facts:
Calories: 223kcal (11%) Carbohydrates: 26g (9%) Protein: 4g (8%) Fat: 12g (18%) Saturated Fat: 7g (44%) Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g Monounsaturated Fat: 3g Trans Fat: 1g Cholesterol: 32mg (11%) Sodium: 236mg (10%) Potassium: 223mg (6%) Fiber: 1g (4%) Sugar: 1g (1%) Vitamin A: 354IU (7%) Vitamin C: 1mg (1%) Calcium: 101mg (10%) Iron: 2mg (11%)
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Beckie Manning says
I made the stupid mistake of using baking soda—which is really dumb because I know better! However, I can tell that they would have been good if I’d paid more attention to what I was doing!
Susan says
Delicious and easy! I left out the sugar and mixed snipped fresh chives and some garlic powder into the dry ingredients. Will make these again for sure!
Regina says
We really love these biscuits.
Elizabeth says
Yummy and super easy. Just enough for a couple to where not wasting any.
Sheila says
You forgot the amount of cold butter in the recipe.
Leigh Anne Wilkes says
thanks for the heads up – got it fixed