These 3 ingredient homemade fluffy biscuits are SO easy to make and can be customized in a variety of ways! My family goes crazy for these when I make them and we have used them as a dinner side, for breakfast sandwiches and just for snacking! They are so buttery and delicious.

For this recipe you will need self-rising flour, but if you don’t have any on hand, don’t worry! You can add in some baking powder and salt to your flour for the same outcome. I’ll share all the measurements below. Have fun!

Ingredient list for easy 3 ingredient fluffy biscuits

Self rising flour (you can add baking powder and salt to flour to make this!)
Kefir or buttermilk
Butter

Easy 3 Ingredient Fluffy Biscuits

Fluffy and flaky biscuits that can be used in a variety of ways. They're delicious for snacking, for a meal side or for breakfast sandwiches! Customize them by adding cheese, seasonings or even honey butter.

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Course: bread, Breakfast, Side Dish

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

2 Cups Self rising flour You can add in 3 teaspoons baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt to regular all purpose flour to make it self-rising.
1 Cup Cold Kefir (we love Lifeway brand) You can also use buttermilk
1 Stick Salted butter 8 tablespoons

Method

Preheat oven to 450°
Grate butter into a bowl and put it in the freezer for 10 minutes to keep it cold. This makes the butter so easy to incorporate into the dough and ensures that it doesn't melt until baking. This makes the biscuits have a flaky texture!
Sift flour into a bowl. Add grated butter and use a fork or pastry knife to cut it into the flour (don't use your hands, they're too warm!)
Pour cold buttermilk over mixture and use a wooden spoon to fold dough. It will be shaggy but continue until a rough ball forms.
Dump dough onto a floured surface and sprinkle with a little flour, then pat it down into a rectangle with your hands (no thinner than 1")
Fold the dough over onto itself, press again and fold. You will need to repeat this process 8 times. This will create layers in the dough. Sprinkle flour as needed, but not too much, as to not make the dough dry and tough. Finish by pressing a rectangle about 1" thick.
Use a circle cutter to cut biscuits out. Depending on the size you should be able to get 7-10 biscuits.
Very lightly grease or butter a cast iron pan. You can also use a baking sheet with parchment.
Place biscuits in the pan and bake for 13-15 minutes or until they're a deep golden on top.
This baking time may vary depending on what pan you use. I have used a cast iron and a baking sheet but have found they tend to lean over if they're not baked closely together.
Enjoy the biscuits warm or cooled. Give them a little bit to cool as the center will be a little gummy if you cut into them right when they're fresh out. You can add cheese, seasonings, or even make some honey butter to enjoy on top.