Texas Best Drop Biscuits

Looking for a drop biscuit recipe that offers a no-nonsense alternative to traditional rolled biscuits, with the same tenderness and buttery flavor? This is it! Replacing milk with buttermilk intensified the flavor and improved the texture of our biscuit recipe. Allowing melted butter to clump in the buttermilk added height, since the water in the butter expanded and evaporated in the oven. A 1/4-cup (#16) portion scoop can be used to portion the batter. To refresh day-old biscuits, heat them in a 325-degree oven for 10 minutes. We loved making these into a Cheese Garlic variation by adding cheese and garlic to the dry ingredients (variation directions below).

Best Drop Biscuits

2 cups (8 ½ oz.) Texas Pure Milling Organic All Purpose Flour

1 Tbsp. baking powder

1 Tbsp. sugar

1 tsp. salt

1 cup buttermilk* (cold)

½ cup melted butter slightly cooled

2 tablespoons melted butter for brushing biscuits

Directions:

• Wash and sanitize hands, work surfaces and tools. Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 475°F. Combine the flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt in large bowl.

• Combine buttermilk and melted butter in medium bowl, stirring until butter forms small lumps on the surface of the cold buttermilk.

• Add the buttermilk mixture to dry ingredients and stir just until just combined and batter pulls away from sides of bowl.

• Drop by ¼ cup scoops onto a parchment lined baking sheet about 1 ½ inches apart. About 12 biscuits. Bake until tops are golden brown and crisp, 12 to 14 minutes.

• Brush biscuit tops with 2 tablespoons additional melted butter and cool a few minutes before serving.

* If buttermilk isn't available, powdered buttermilk added according to package instructions or clabbered milk can be used instead. To make clabbered milk, mix 1 cup milk with 1 tablespoon lemon juice or vinegar and let stand 10 minutes.

Cheese Garlic Drop Biscuits: add 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese and 1 Tbsp minced garlic to the dry ingredients. Stir well before adding the buttermilk mixture. Bake 14-17 minutes.