Description
This easy drop biscuit recipe creates fluffy, tender Golden Mounds with sweet pockets of strawberry jam, perfect for a quick and comforting treat. Made from scratch with simple ingredients, it’s a foolproof family recipe that’s ideal for busy mornings or family dinners.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups (240g) all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp granulated sugar (reduce or omit for a less sweet option)
- 0.5 cup (113g) cold unsalted butter, cut into small cubes (or use 0.5 cup cold shortening for a classic tender crumb)
- 0.75 cup (180ml) milk or buttermilk (whole milk works great, or buttermilk if that is what is in the fridge)
- 0.5 cup (160g) good quality strawberry jam (homemade or organic jam can elevate the flavor significantly)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven and Prep Sheet: Preheat your oven to 425°F (220°C) and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Combine Dry Ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and granulated sugar until well combined.
- Cut in Cold Fat: Add the cold, cubed butter (or shortening) to the dry ingredients. Using a pastry blender or your fingertips, cut the fat into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs with some pea-sized pieces.
- Add Milk and Mix: Pour in the milk and stir gently with a fork just until a shaggy, moist dough forms. (If it looks too dry, add milk 1 tablespoon at a time.) Do not overmix.
- Drop the Dough: Drop generous spoonfuls of dough onto the prepared baking sheet, leaving about 2 inches of space between each. (A cookie scoop works well here for uniform biscuits.)
- Create Jam Streaks: Make a small indentation in the center of each biscuit mound with the back of a spoon. Spoon about 0.5 tsp of strawberry jam into each indentation. (You can gently swirl the jam with a toothpick for pretty streaks.)
- Bake to Golden: Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until your biscuits are puffed, golden brown on top, and smell heavenly. The edges should appear set and lightly crisp.
Notes
Keep your butter very cold for the perfect biscuit texture. For a healthier twist, consider reducing sugar, using whole wheat pastry flour, or sugar-free jam. If biscuits are tough, you likely overmixed the dough. If they spread too much, your butter was not cold enough.
- Prep Time: 12 minutes
- Cook Time: 14 minutes
- Category: Baked Goods
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 biscuit
- Calories: 320 calories
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 220 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg
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