Get ready to bake some of the best drop biscuits with self rising flour you have ever tasted! You don’t need a special occasion to make hot and flaky biscuits, because they’re delicious with any meal of the day. You’ll be happy to know that all you need are 3 ingredients, this simple recipe, and 15 minutes to bake them up!
Renae didn’t grow up knowing how to make tender, flaky biscuits. In fact, it took her years to understand how flour, baking powder, and fat come together to create tall, high rising biscuits.
Read her funny biscuits story.
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Why You’ll Love These Easy Drop Biscuits
You might be wondering, what are drop biscuits? Well, biscuits and scones generally fall into two types: cut and drop.
To make cut biscuits, you roll the dough, then use a cutter or knife to separate the dough into individual pieces. A pan of cut biscuits is shown below:
For self rising flour drop biscuits, you drop the batter right onto the baking sheet. They’re so quick and easy, and can be used in so many ways – savory or sweet.
Use sweet biscuits as dessert with blueberries and strawberries in dessert recipes. And savory for things like chicken dumplings and beef stew Instant Pot recipe, or as breakfast sandwiches. Our favorite is to use them and learn how to make biscuits and sausage gravy.
Drop Biscuits Recipe Ingredients
- self-rising flour – to use all-purpose flour, see above
- whole milk – for amazingly light biscuits
- cold butter – the colder, the better
If you have buttermilk on hand, try our easy drop buttermilk biscuits recipe!
How to Make Drop Biscuits With Self Rising Flour
- First, measure the flour and add it to the bowl. Then, grate the cold butter right over the bowl. Using very cold butter is essential for the fluffy, tender texture you want.
- Make a well in the middle of your flour mixture, and add the milk. Mix the dough until it’s come together and pulls away from the sides of the bowl. This takes about 30 seconds.
- Scoop dough with a large tablespoon or ice cream scoop and drop it on a prepared baking sheet.
- Bake at 450ºF for 15 minutes, until lightly golden brown, and serve warm.
Tips for Making Easy Homemade Biscuits with Self-Rising Flour
🎯 TFN Pro Tip
Save money by having a stash of homemade pantry staples and seasonings on hand so you can bake whenever the urge strikes!
Start by learning self rising flour homemade, and Bisquick mix homemade.
🎯 TFN Pro Tip – Use cold ingredients.
Place your butter in the freezer for 15 minutes before making the recipe. It will be easier to grate.
🎯 TFN Pro Tip – Use a light touch.
For the most tender, flaky drop biscuits with self rising flour, use a light touch. The best biscuit dough is created from minimal stirring.
Drop Biscuits Recipe Variations
- Add jalapenos and shredded cheese to the dough to make jalapeno cheese biscuits .
- Make herb biscuits by sprinkling 1-2 teaspoons of your favorite dried herbs like rosemary, thyme, or parsley to the top before baking.
- Add 1 tablespoon of sugar to the batter to make sweet biscuits for strawberry shortcake.
How to Store Leftover 3 Ingredient Flour Biscuits
If you are lucky enough to have any leftovers, wrap them tightly in plastic wrap or beeswax wrap and store them at room temperature for up to 3 days.
Or wrap in foil and freeze biscuits for up to 3 weeks. To reheat, bake them at 300º for 10 minutes.
Self Rising Flour Biscuits FAQs
I like using parchment paper or a Silpat (silicone sheet). When baking at 450º the bottoms of the biscuits may brown, especially if you use a thinner baking sheet. Using the Silpat ensures a more even, golden color to biscuits.
Yes, you want the biscuit batter to look lumpy. It’s important not to over-stir the batter. Just 30 seconds or less of stirring is all it takes.
Sure! Some people like using a pastry cutter to mix in the butter. Alternatively, you can use two knives to cut the butter into the flour. The butter should be pebble-sized.
There are a few reasons I prefer to use self-rising flour for making biscuits. It simplifies the process because there are fewer ingredients to measure. And the flour, baking powder, and salt are premixed, so less mixing is involved.
I do not recommend non-fat milk without modifying the recipe. If you must use non-fat milk, use 3/4 cup milk and 3/4 cup butter for the best biscuit. high fat content is what helps make a flaky, tender biscuit.
Simply put, self-rising (or self-raising) flour has baking powder and salt added in. Baking powder is a leavening agent (to make the biscuits rise) for baked goods.
There are other baked goods you can make with self rising flour, too! We have recipes for cornbread and banana bread that call for self rising flour.
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Drop Biscuits with Self Rising Flour
Equipment
- Baking Sheet
- mixing bowl
Ingredients
- 2 cups self-rising flour (for all purpose flour, see notes below)
- ½ cup butter
- 1 cup milk (whole is recommended for best results)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450ºF.
- Using a medium-sized bowl, add 2 cups of self rising flour. Unwrap stick of cold butter and grate butter over the flour, then stir to evenly distribute the butter.
- Create a well in the center of the dry ingredients (flour and butter). Pour the milk in the well and stir, just until the dough comes together and way from the walls of the bowl – about 30 seconds. For the flaky, tender biscuits, do not over mix.
- Grease or line baking sheet with parchment paper. Using a tablespoon or ice cream scoop, scoop batter onto the baking sheet. This recipe makes 8 – 10 biscuits.
- Bake for 13-15 minutes, until golden in color. Serve warm.
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Paula says
These were excellent–crispy on the outside and so tender on the inside, as well as being just the right amount of salty and buttery! I had to use AP flour since I was out of self-rising, but even so, they turned out great. The only problem I encountered was that at 450 degrees, my oven was too hot to use parchment paper. The paper started to burn and almost ruined the biscuits on the bottom. I had to transfer to a regular cookie sheet to finish baking. The next time, I will not use the parchment paper and bake at 400 degrees. Thanks for the recipe!!
Renae says
I’m glad they were delicious! I haven’t even encountered issues with my parchment paper burning at that temparature, but I would recommend not dropping the temperature below 425ºF. Instead, I would use a greased pan or a silicone baking sheet for your biscuits.
Virginia says
I love the appearance of drop biscuits. Could I use this recipe to top my homemade Pot Pies – just plot the batter on top of the chicken mixture, and then bake? I think they would be unique!
Thanks,
Virginia
Renae says
Hi Virginia, you absolutely could top your homemade pot pies with these biscuits. I use biscuit topping for all my cobbler recipes.
Savanna says
Is this with salted or unsalted butter? Thanks!
Renae says
I use either. If you’re sensitive to salt, and use salted butter you might want to leave out the salt called for in the recipe. As you might know, self-rising flour contains a small amount of salt.
Michelle says
I have a gluten allergy, what can I substitute?
Renae says
I don’t know of anyway to make this recipe gluten-free. But, I found this gluten-free biscuits recipe that has great reviews: https://glutenfreeonashoestring.com/easy-20-minute-gluten-free-drop-biscuits/
Christina says
I know this was a year ago, but I used Bob’s Red Mill one-to-one last night and it was perfect.
Cynthia Miller says
SOUNDS GREAT!!!!!!