12 to 15 minutes
COOK TIME
7-10 Biscuits
SERVINGS
Ingredients
- 2 cups freshly ground flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup buttermilk powder
- 1 stick butter, softened
Directions
- Preheat oven to 450 F. Grease biscuit or muffin pans.
- Mix flour, baking powder, salt, and buttermilk powder.
- Cut in butter.
- Add enough water to the mixture to make a thick batter.
- Scoop batter into biscuit or muffin pans. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden-brown. Serve hot with any meal. If you have leftovers, cool them, wrap them in aluminum foil, place them in freezer bags or bowls, and freeze them for reheating.
- Note: After you cut in the butter, add 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese and 1 teaspoon garlic powder to make garlic cheddar biscuits. You can also add cooked bacon or sausage for an even heartier accompaniment to the soups and stews.
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Originally published as “Hearty Meals for Hard Workers: Pantry Buttermilk Drop Biscuits” in the November/December 2024 issue of GRIT magazine and regularly vetted for accuracy.
Jenny Underwood is a homeschooling mom of four. She lives on a fifth-generation farm in the foothills of the Missouri Ozarks with her husband of 24 years. Her favorite things are reading a good book with a good cup of coffee, gardening, mushroom hunting, and fishing.
