Description
Classic Butter Swim Biscuits are a tender and flaky biscuit baked over melted butter, giving them a rich, buttery flavor and a perfectly golden, crisp crust. This comforting recipe yields biscuits that are fluffy inside with a slightly crisp edge, perfect for breakfast or as a side to complement any meal.
Ingredients
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Dry Ingredients
- 2½ cups (312 g) all-purpose flour, unbleached
- 4 tsp baking powder, fresh
- 1 tbsp (12 g) granulated sugar
- 2 tsp kosher salt
Wet Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups (414 ml) buttermilk, room temperature, low-fat or whole
- ½ cup (113 g) unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch cubes
Instructions
- Preheat Oven and Melt Butter: Set your oven to 450°F (232°C) and allow it to heat completely. Place the 1-inch cubes of unsalted butter into a square glass baking dish. Put the dish in the oven and let the butter melt until it bubbles but does not brown, watching carefully to prevent burning.
- Combine Dry Ingredients: In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, granulated sugar, and kosher salt until thoroughly combined and evenly mixed.
- Mix Wet Ingredients with Dry: Slowly pour the room-temperature buttermilk into the dry ingredients. Stir gently with a spatula or spoon until just combined, leaving some lumps to ensure the biscuits stay tender and fluffy without overmixing.
- Combine Dough with Melted Butter: Remove the baking dish with the melted butter from the oven carefully. Pour the biscuit dough over the melted butter in the dish without disturbing the butter too much. Use a spatula to gently spread the dough evenly across the baking dish; it doesn’t need to be perfectly smooth as it will settle during baking.
- Bake Biscuits: Place the baking dish back into the oven and bake for 23 minutes. Look for a golden brown top and crisp edges as the sign of doneness. Halfway through baking, rotate the dish to ensure even browning. If edges brown too fast, tent the dish with aluminum foil after 15 minutes.
- Cool and Serve: Remove the dish from the oven and allow the biscuits to cool for at least 2 minutes before serving to let them set slightly for perfect texture.
Notes
- Do not overmix the batter to maintain a tender biscuit texture.
- Monitor the butter as it melts to avoid burning; bubbling is the sign to pour the dough.
- Rotating the baking dish halfway through baking helps with even crust browning.
- If biscuit edges brown too quickly, use foil to tent the dish to prevent burning.
- Serve warm for the best flavor and texture.
