butter biscuit

Easy Butter Biscuit Recipe Without Milk

Here is a simple easy butter biscuit recipe without milk that can be enjoyed with as is or with a cup of coffee or tea. This easy butter biscuit recipe uses water instead of milk. 

INGREDIENTS  

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter (cold)
  • 3/4 cup Water

INSTRUCTIONS 

  • Preheat your oven to 390°F (200°C .
  • Sift together the flour and baking powder, then and the salt and sugar.
  • Cut the cold butter into small cubes add it to the flour mixture.
  • Mix until the mixture becomes has a crumble like texture.
  • Add the water and mix just until all the ingredients are incorporated.
  • If you notice the mixture a little soft, add some extra flour.
  • Remove the biscuit dough from mixing bowl and place it onto a floured working surface.
  • Sprinkle some flour onto the top of the dough and it roll out to about 1/2 inch thickness using a rolling pin.
  • Cut the biscuit dough using a round cookie cutter and place onto lined baking tray.
  • Bake in preheated oven for approximately 16-18 minutes or until light golden brown.

 

butter biscuit

Easy Biscuit Recipe

Here is a simple easy butter biscuit recipe without milk that can be enjoyed with as is or with a cup of coffee or tea. This easy butter biscuit recipe uses water instead of milk.
4.95 from 36 votes
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 44 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American, Canadian
Servings 20 pieces
Calories 80 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter (cold)
  • 3/4 cup Water

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 390°F (200°C .
  • Sift together the flour and baking powder, then and the salt and sugar.
  • Cut the cold butter into small cubes add it to the flour mixture.
  • Mix until the mixture becomes has a crumble like texture.
  • Add the water and mix just until all the ingredients are incorporated.
  • If you notice the mixture a little soft, add some extra flour.
  • Remove the biscuit dough from mixing bowl and place it onto a floured working surface.
  • Sprinkle some flour onto the top of the dough and it roll out to about 1/2 inch thickness using a rolling pin.
  • Cut the biscuit dough using a round cookie cutter and place onto lined baking tray.
  • Bake in preheated oven for approximately 16-18 minutes or until light golden brown.
Keyword easy biscuit recipe, Easy Butter Biscuit Recipe Without Milk

29 Comments

  1. Joan

    March 23, 2020 at 12:17 pm

    5 stars
    Turned out perfect Thanks

    1. Gory

      October 24, 2021 at 10:22 am

      5 stars
      fantastic recipe!

  2. Sarah

    April 21, 2020 at 12:48 am

    Really great recipe! I put them on top of my chicken pot pie instead of crust. Alone, they are a really standard biscuit that I thought were perfect with jelly. Recipe worked great and they were moist enough. I’ll be saving this one to make again.

  3. Suzanne Terrill

    May 1, 2020 at 8:49 pm

    5 stars
    tasty and flaky nice recipe.

  4. Mary

    May 13, 2020 at 12:37 pm

    Very tasty! I added a tablespoon of fresh chopped thyme, and when they came out of oven rubbed some butter on top then sprinkled with a tiny bit of sea salt. Very good!

  5. Louisa

    May 14, 2020 at 6:13 am

    5 stars
    What a fabulous recipe especially when we’ve run out of milk and yeast!

    1. Carol

      January 21, 2023 at 2:04 am

      5 stars
      Excellent recipe, read some other comments and increased the salt and baking powder, by 1/4 teaspoon, reduced the sugar to 1 tablespoon and added an egg, enjoying right now, oh yes and used margarine all I have

  6. Desiree mosby

    May 21, 2020 at 11:00 am

    5 stars
    Thank you for this recipe! I tend to get migraines from dairy (particularly full fat liquids and most cheeses). I tried a recipe from YouTube making biscuits with whipping cream. It was easy to make, and tasted good, but I ended up with a migraine after. I just want an easy to make biscuit recipe without milk, whipping cream, etc. that doesn’t trigger migraines for me, so again…Thank You!

  7. Joan

    May 24, 2020 at 11:06 am

    3 stars
    Did not rise as much as I would have liked. Will add egg whites to batter next time. Very tasty.

  8. Gigi

    May 31, 2020 at 11:15 pm

    5 stars
    The best biscuit recipe I have made to date.

  9. Johny

    June 18, 2020 at 6:54 pm

    5 stars
    Nice recipe.

  10. Suzanne

    July 14, 2020 at 9:24 pm

    5 stars
    Based on other reviews (and other recipes) I changed this recipe up with great success: decreased water to 1/2 cup, added 1 egg, 3 tsp. sugar and 1 tsp dried chives. Increased salt to 1 tsp (as I was using unsalted butter). Came out very good – almost as good as biscuits made with milk. Thanks for inspiring me to try a new recipe.

  11. Dominique

    July 29, 2020 at 10:33 am

    5 stars
    Very good

  12. Krys

    September 23, 2020 at 1:13 pm

    5 stars
    I used cold butter and cold Crisco, 1/2 rye flour, cold water and apple cider vinegar mixture for moisture, chilled the dough for 10 minutes before manipulating, and did envelope folds for flakiness and layers. Before chilling the dough I also added good cheese and dried rosemary. Great base recipe, easy to add substitutions and make it your own!

  13. Michelle

    October 29, 2020 at 8:18 am

    5 stars
    This is the first time I have ever made homemade biscuits from scratch and the biscuits turned out very well and very tasty. Thanks for sharing the recipe with everyone.

  14. John

    November 29, 2020 at 8:07 pm

    5 stars
    These turned out better than many other much more complex biscuit recipes I’ve made over the years. I’m saving this one, it will be my go to. Thank you!

  15. William

    December 19, 2020 at 4:31 pm

    5 stars
    Had to give in extra 3 minutes bake but these biscuits were perfect.

  16. Liberty

    January 31, 2021 at 10:13 am

    5 stars
    Probably one of the best biscuits recipes I’ve made. Thank you!

  17. Samuel

    February 15, 2021 at 2:32 am

    5 stars
    I fixed this recipe for my family and they loved it! Would recommend putting peanut butter or honey on this.!

  18. Lilly

    February 21, 2021 at 1:07 pm

    5 stars
    I followed the recipe step by step and these biscuits were wonderful!

  19. Zoey

    February 25, 2021 at 2:41 am

    5 stars
    I started with 2 parts reciepe but mistakenly found i had half& half grass fed not heavy cream …so…i found your simple but yet very good ideas here so i exchanged. 3/4 cup to half&half instead of milk and 4 tbsp of butter and used tiger nut flour since gluten flours like wheat &white , corn really cause bad pains to my stomach came out wonderfully. I also love to bake when i dont work as a care giver(which i love it also) thanks for sharing!!!! Zoey my friends call me.

  20. Tonya Dunlop

    March 24, 2021 at 8:00 pm

    5 stars
    Life Saver!!!!!!!!! I ran out of milk and craving me some biscuits and gravy ty ty ty

  21. Anne

    July 31, 2021 at 11:36 pm

    5 stars
    Good taste, Good recipe!

  22. ramesh

    October 5, 2021 at 11:53 pm

    5 stars
    Thanks For Sharing this amazing recipe. My family loved it. I will be sharing this recipe with my friends. Hope the will like it.

    1. BakerRecipes

      October 13, 2021 at 6:49 pm

      Hi Ramesh,
      Thank you so much for your feedback. I’m super happy you and your family enjoyed biscuits!

      All the best!

  23. Maht

    December 9, 2021 at 11:43 am

    5 stars
    Woah!!! I’ve been on a brisket craze and have been experimenting with different recipes. This is by far the best recipe yet!! Highly recommend

  24. Cora

    May 30, 2022 at 12:23 pm

    5 stars
    Excellent recipe. Looked it up because I was out of milk. This recipe is just as good as those using milk. Will definitely use again.

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