Homemade Biscuits with Fresh Milled Flour
Flaky, buttery, and hearty, these fresh milled biscuits are a recipe you'll want to keep in rotation! Serve them with homemade gravy, eggs, or butter and jam for an easy and delicious breakfast.
Servings: 16 biscuits
Calories: 144kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cup hard white wheat flour (230g) see notes below for soft white flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 4 tbsp butter 1/2 stick, frozen
- 2 tbsp honey
- ¾ cup milk
Instructions
- Place butter in the freezer at least a half-hour ahead of time.
- Preheat the 12" skillet in the oven to 425°F.
- Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl.
- Shred the frozen butter with a box grater, then stir in with the rest of the dry ingredients.
- Add honey and milk to the dry ingredients.
- Work the dough until it holds together, and then transfer to a lightly floured countertop.
- Dust hands with a little flour, and flatten the dough with the palm of your hands, folding over and flattening out again. Repeat this process about 3 or 4 times.
- Finally, flatten the dough about ½–¾" thick or so and cut out biscuits with a cookie cutter or the rim of a cup.
- Rework the dough to get the last remaining biscuits cut.
- Add a dash of oil to the skillet before placing the biscuits in.
- Bake 12-13 minutes or until tops are lightly golden brown.
Notes
- For soft white wheat flour: Use 1 3/4 cups flour plus 1 generous tablespoon. Reduce the milk from 3/4 cup to 2/3 cup.
- Avoid twisting the cookie cutter when cutting your biscuits, as it can "seal" the edges. Cutting straight down will give your biscuits a better rise.
- Be careful working around the hot skillet, especially when placing the biscuits in it.
- Make sure to mix the shredded butter in with the dry ingredients first, before adding the rest of the wet ingredients. Otherwise, the dough gets clumpy and the biscuits won't be as flakey.
- Using a high-quality grain mill makes all the difference between grainy baked goods and light, fluffy baked goods. I use a Mockmill professional grain mill and it produces tremendously better results than other mills I've had.
- To get an accurate measurement, be sure to spoon and level the flour. Avoid packing it into the measuring cup.