Biscuits - Dairy or Dairy Free
Buttery or dairy free vegan biscuits - can easily be made with or without dairy. Simple, buttery, delicious biscuits for breakfast, brunch or dinner.
- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons salted butter, salted margarine OR buttery flavored shortening, frozen
- 1 cup milk OR unsweetened non-dairy milk (almond, cashew and soy milk work well)
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons additional salted butter OR margarine
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar and salt in a large bowl. If you have extra time, chill dry ingredients in the refrigerator for 20 minutes before proceeding. If not, that's ok-- cold ingredients provide a better result, but it's not a requirement here.
- 2
Add frozen butter, margarine or shortening to the bowl cut into small pieces. Use a pastry cutter or fork to combine the dry ingredients with the fat until only small pieces remain and it looks like sand.
- 3
Whisk together milk or non-dairy milk with lemon juice.
- 4
Make a well in the dry ingredients. Stir gently while pouring in the milk mixture 1/3 cup at a time. You may not need all of the liquid.
- 5
Stir until just slightly combined, the mixture will be sticky.
- 6
Turn onto a lightly floured surface, dust the top with a bit of flour and then fold the dough over on itself 4-5 times. Resist the urge to knead the dough, it will result in dense biscuits. Form into a 1-inch thick disc, handling as little as possible.
- 7
Use a 2-inch biscuit or cookie cutter and push straight down through the dough, then slightly twist to cut out as many biscuits as possible.
- 8
Place biscuits on a greased baking sheet in two rows, making sure they just touch along the edges. This will help them rise uniformly. Gently reform the remaining dough and cut out one or two more biscuits. You should end up with 7-8 biscuits total. Gently press a small divot in the center of each biscuit with your thumb (again, helps them rise uniformly).
- 9
Brush biscuits with the 2 T. melted butter or margarine.Bake in the 450 degree oven for 20 minutes or until fluffy and golden, rotating the pan halfway through baking.
- 10
Best if eaten while still hot, fresh from the oven.