Gold Medal™ Flour Classic Biscuits

Name: Gold Medal™ Flour Classic Biscuits
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon sugar; 3 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup shortening or butter; 3/4 cup milk

Ingredients:6
Servings:12

By Betty Crocker Kitchens(Opens in a new tab)Updated 08/07/2025

Gold Medal™ Flour Classic Biscuits

Ingredients:6
Servings:12

Whether they’re playing simple side dish or starring role, these light and flaky homemade biscuits are an inexpensive and easy way to serve up some classic comfort at the table. This basic biscuit recipe made with quality Gold Medal™ flour can be ready to serve in less than 30 minutes, with no proving required. While these classic biscuits are right at home as part of a breakfast or brunch spread, there are many more ways you can enjoy them: swap them for dinner rolls for your next supper, serve them with a hearty soup or stew at lunchtime, or stuff them with sliced deli meat and melty cheese for a tasty snack.

More About This Recipe

This easy biscuit recipe makes it super simple for you to enjoy biscuits from scratch anytime. Light, buttery, and soft, they’re just as good served with warm gravy or topped off with honey or homemade jam. Once you see how easy it is, you can begin to create your own variations like substituting the milk in this recipe for tangy buttermilk. Making your own breakfast biscuit sandwiches allows you to pull together eggs, cheese and a slice of meat into a terrific on-the-go treat. For a better understanding of basics behind our classic biscuit recipe, check out Betty's guide to making homemade biscuites. And for more time-tested biscuit favorites and modern new twists, our biscuit recipe collection has plenty of inspiring ideas.

Gold Medal™ Flour Classic Biscuits

Prep time:10 min
Total time:25 min
Ingredients:6
Servings:12
Calories per serving:190

Ingredient

2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup shortening or butter
3/4 cup milk

Instructions

Step 1
Heat the oven to 450°F. In a medium bowl, stir the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt until mixed. Cut in the shortening using a pastry blender or fork, until mixture looks like fine crumbs. Stir in the milk until mixture forms a soft dough and leaves the side of the bowl (dough will be soft and sticky).

Step 2
Lightly sprinkle flour over a cutting board or countertop. Place dough on floured surface; gently roll in the flour to coat. To knead dough, fold dough toward you. With the heels of your hands, lightly push dough away from you with a short rocking motion. Move dough a quarter turn and repeat 10 times. Dough will feel springy and smooth.

Step 3
On the floured surface, flatten dough evenly, using hands or a rolling pin, until dough is 1/2 inch thick.

Step 4
Before cutting each biscuit, dip a 2 1/2-inch round cutter into flour to lightly coat it so it will cut cleanly through the dough without sticking. To cut, push the cutter straight down through the dough without twisting or turning. Cut the biscuits as close together as possible. On an ungreased cookie sheet, place biscuits about 1 inch apart for biscuits with crusty sides, or place with sides touching for biscuits with soft sides.

Step 5
Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet. Serve warm.

Recipe Tips

When kneading, be mindful not to overwork the dough. Knead only until the ingredients are just mixed and the dough is no longer sticky.
Use only just enough flour to roll the dough out easily—too much flour can become worked into the dough and make touch biscuits.
To cut biscuits, push a round cutter dipped in flour straight down in the dough. Remove the excess dough around the biscuits. Using a flat metal spatula, move each biscuit to a cookie sheet. To cut remaining biscuits, gather the excess dough together and gently flatten dough until 1/2 inch thick. Use as little additional four on the surface as possible to prevent tough dry biscuits.
For easy clean-up, line your cookie sheets with parchment paper before baking. After you’re finished baking, don’t toss that used parchment paper! Once cooled, you can store it away for future reuse.
Give these biscuits a flavorful finish by brushing them in garlic butter before serving. In a saucepan over medium heat, sauté ½ teaspoon of minced garlic in a tablespoon of butter until the garlic slightly browns. When the biscuits come out of the oven, immediately brush them in the garlic butter mixture.
For more tips and tricks to making the best homemade biscuits, check out Betty’s guide to making homemade biscuits.
If you love biscuits but are short on time, use Bisquick™ mix to make deliciously light and flaky biscuits in a flash. This recipe for Bisquick™ rolled biscuits can be ready in less than a half an hour!

Nutrition Facts

Calories
190
Total Fat
10g
Protein
3g
Total Carbohydrate
22g
Sugars
2g

Servings: 12

Serving Size: 1 Biscuit

Amount Per Serving Calories : 190

Nutrition Facts
Food Component / Nutrient	Amount	% , Daily Value*
Total Fat	10g	15%
Saturated Fat	6g	31%
Trans Fat	0g	% Value Not Available
Monounsaturated Fat	2&½g	% Value Not Available
Polyunsaturated Fat	0g	% Value Not Available
Omega-3	0g	% Value Not Available
Cholesterol	25mg	9%
Sodium	460mg	19%
Total Carbohydrate	22g	7%
Dietary Fiber	0g	0%
Soluble Fiber	0g	% Value Not Available
Insoluble Fiber	0g	% Value Not Available
Sugars	2g	% Value Not Available
Protein	3g	% Value Not Available
Vitamin D	Value Not Available	4%
Calcium	Value Not Available	10%
Iron	Value Not Available	8%
Potassium	55mg	2%
Vitamin A	Value Not Available	6%
Vitamin C	Value Not Available	0%
Vitamin E	Value Not Available	0%
Thiamin	Value Not Available	15%
Riboflavin	Value Not Available	10%
Niacin	Value Not Available	8%
Vitamin B6	Value Not Available	0%
Folic Acid	Value Not Available	8%
Vitamin B12	Value Not Available	0%
Pantothenic Acid	Value Not Available	0%
Phosphorus	Value Not Available	8%
Magnesium	Value Not Available	2%
Zinc	Value Not Available	0%
Manganese	Value Not Available	8%
Selenium	Value Not Available	15%
Copper	Value Not Available	2%
Beta-Carotene	Value Not Available	% Value Not Available
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Exchanges

Starch 1,
Fruit 0,
Other Carbohydrate ½,
Skim Milk 0,
Low-Fat Milk 0,
Milk 0,
Vegetable 0,
Very Lean Meat 0,
Lean Meat 0,
Medium-Fat Meat 0,
High-Fat Meat 0,
Fat 2,
Fruits 0c,
Vegetables 0c,
Grains 2oz-eq,
Meat & Beans 0oz-eq,
Dairy 0c,
Fats & Oils 2tsp

Carbohydrate Choice

Carbohydrate Choice1&½

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Recipe Tips

When kneading, be mindful not to overwork the dough. Knead only until the ingredients are just mixed and the dough is no longer sticky.

Use only just enough flour to roll the dough out easily—too much flour can become worked into the dough and make touch biscuits.

To cut biscuits, push a round cutter dipped in flour straight down in the dough. Remove the excess dough around the biscuits. Using a flat metal spatula, move each biscuit to a cookie sheet. To cut remaining biscuits, gather the excess dough together and gently flatten dough until 1/2 inch thick. Use as little additional four on the surface as possible to prevent tough dry biscuits.

For easy clean-up, line your cookie sheets with parchment paper before baking. After you’re finished baking, don’t toss that used parchment paper! Once cooled, you can store it away for future reuse.

Give these biscuits a flavorful finish by brushing them in garlic butter before serving. In a saucepan over medium heat, sauté ½ teaspoon of minced garlic in a tablespoon of butter until the garlic slightly browns. When the biscuits come out of the oven, immediately brush them in the garlic butter mixture.

For more tips and tricks to making the best homemade biscuits, check out Betty’s guide to making homemade biscuits.

If you love biscuits but are short on time, use Bisquick™ mix to make deliciously light and flaky biscuits in a flash. This recipe for Bisquick™ rolled biscuits can be ready in less than a half an hour!

Nutrition Facts

Food Component / Nutrient

Amount

% , Daily Value*

Total Fat

10g

15%

Saturated Fat

31%

Trans Fat

% Value Not Available

Monounsaturated Fat

2&½g

% Value Not Available

Polyunsaturated Fat

% Value Not Available

Omega-3

% Value Not Available

Cholesterol

25mg

Sodium

460mg

19%

Total Carbohydrate

22g

Dietary Fiber

Soluble Fiber

% Value Not Available

Insoluble Fiber

% Value Not Available

Sugars

% Value Not Available

Protein

% Value Not Available

Vitamin D

Value Not Available

Calcium

Value Not Available

10%

Iron

Value Not Available

Potassium

55mg

Vitamin A

Value Not Available

Vitamin C

Value Not Available

Vitamin E

Value Not Available

Thiamin

Value Not Available

15%

Riboflavin

Value Not Available

10%

Niacin

Value Not Available

Vitamin B6

Value Not Available

Folic Acid

Value Not Available

Vitamin B12

Value Not Available

Pantothenic Acid

Value Not Available

Phosphorus

Value Not Available

Magnesium

Value Not Available

Zinc

Value Not Available

Manganese

Value Not Available

Selenium

Value Not Available

15%

Copper

Value Not Available

Beta-Carotene

Value Not Available

% Value Not Available

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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Gold Medal™ Flour Classic Biscuits

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