Flaky Butter Biscuits in Cast Iron Skillet

Make Flaky Butter Biscuits in Cast Iron Skillet for Sunday brunch! It is so easy to make flaky and fluffy biscuits in 30 minutes.

serve these buttery skillet biscuits with jam

There is a nothing better than a buttery flaky biscuit with lots of layers. When I was younger my mom would let us by the Pillsbury biscuits for special occasions.

These homemade butter biscuits are just as flakey, but are made at home with simple ingredients. You need just flour, butter, milk, salt, baking powder and a bit of sugar to make this perfect flaky biscuit recipe.

Cook the biscuits in a cast iron skillet in the oven so that they are extra crispy on the top and bottom. When the biscuits come out of the oven, brush them over the top with melted butter for the perfect glistening biscuit tops.

Kitchen Tools

• Mixing bowls
• Cheese grater for grating cold butter
• Large biscuit cutter or cookie cutter – one that is 3.25″ in diameter
• 10″ cast iron skillet
• Wooden spoon for mixing dough
• Measuring cups and measuring spoons
• Liquid measuring cup

Why use a cheese grater to slice the butter?

To make flakey biscuits you need to have small pieces of butter mixed throughout the dough without it being melted into the dough. Using a cheese grater with frozen butter allows you to break the butter into small pieces without it melting.

Once you grate the butter over the cheese grater, gently mix it into the flour with your hands for the perfect dough. If you do not have a cheese grater you can cut the butter into small cubes with a sharp knife.

Ingredients

• All purpose flour
• Sugar
• Baking powder
• Salt
• Salted butter – it is important to use salted butter for this recipe
• Whole milk

use baking powder to give this biscuit rise

There are many different ways to make sure that biscuits rise up and get fluffy. This butter biscuit recipe uses baking powder. Using a combination of baking powder and cold grated butter is an easy way to make a quick and fluffy biscuit recipe.

How to make flaky butter biscuits in a cast iron skillet

Step 1: prepare biscuit dough

To begin, preheat oven to 450F. Then, in a large mixing bowl mix together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.

Remove butter from the freezer. Then, using a cheese grater, grate frozen butter into the bowl.

Next, gently mix the butter into the dry ingredients with clean hands until its evenly distributed. Pour the milk into the bowl and gently mix with a wooden spoon.

Do not over mix the biscuit dough! You want the dough to be crumbly.

Step 2: cut into biscuits and arrange in skillet

Then, dump dough onto a lightly floured counter top. Using your hands, gently press into a circle that is about 3/4 inch thick.

Use a large cookie cutter or biscuit cutter, about 3 1/4 inch in diameter, to cut out biscuits. Do not twist when you cut the biscuits. Just press down and up. 

You should get about 7 biscuits. You can gently push scraps together to cut out more.

Arrange biscuits in a 10″ cast iron skillet so that they are all touching. I place one in the center and the rest on the outside.

Step 3: Bake and brush with butter

Finally, place the cast iron skillet in the oven and bake for 18-20 minutes. As soon as the biscuits come out of the oven, brush the tops with melted butter.

How to serve butter biscuits?

My favorite way to serve this flaky biscuit recipe is with creamy salted butter and mixed berry jam. It is the perfect thing to enjoy with a warm cup of coffee or tea.

They are great to serve as a part of a brunch spread alongside scrambled eggs, sausage, oven baked bacon, air fryer breakfast potatoes and fruit salad.

You can also serve this biscuits on a savory platter with some ham, cheddar, and pepper jelly and allow your guests to make their own biscuit sandwiches.

Storage and Reheating

Allow the biscuits to cool completely. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for 2-3 days or about a week in the fridge. Reheat in a toaster oven, air fryer or oven until warm.

Check out these other Great breakfast recipes

• Savory Dutch Baby
• Pumpkin Challah French Toast
• Air Fryer French Toast Sticks
• Fluffy Banana Pancakes

You can find the full recipe below. If you make this recipe, please rate and review it in the comments, or share it with me on Instagram!

Recipe

Flaky Butter Biscuits in Cast Iron Skillet

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Flaky butter biscuits made with baking powder in a cast iron skillet

Recipe By: Madeline

Prep: 10 minutesCook: 20 minutesTotal: 30 minutes

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Servings: 7 biscuits 1x

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Ingredients

• 3 cups all purpose flour (measured with scoop and level method)
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) salted butter – frozen
• 1 1/4 cups whole milk

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Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 450F. In a large mixing bowl mix together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Using a cheese grater, grate frozen butter into the bowl.
2. Gently mix the butter into the dry ingredients with clean hands until its evenly distributed. Pour the milk into the bowl and gently mix with a wooden spoon. Do not overmix! You want the dough to be crumbly.
3. Dump dough onto a lightly floured counter top. Using your hands, gently press into a circle that is about 3/4 inch thick.
4. Use a large cookie cutter or biscuit cutter (about 3 1/4 inch in diameter) to cut out biscuits. Do not twist when you cut the biscuits just press down and up. 
5. You should get about 7 biscuits. You can gently push scraps together to cut out more. Arrange biscuits in a 10″ cast iron skillet so that they are all touching. 
6. Place the cast iron skillet in the oven and bake for 18-20 minutes. As soon as the biscuits come out of the oven, brush the tops with melted butter.

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