How to Make Simple Biscuits

These golden-brown, light, and flaky biscuits are the perfect side dish for an American-style dinner or a picnic. The best part is that they only require a few simple ingredients and an easy preparation process, meaning you can make them at home in no time. Using basic ingredients, you'll have a batch of delicious biscuits in under 30 minutes. If you use ready-made biscuit mix, you can save an extra 10 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 475ºF (246ºC). This recipe uses a high baking temperature to shorten the cooking time. While the oven is heating up, you can carry out the next steps to save time.

Prepare the baking tray, if desired. This recipe doesn't require the tray to be greased or non-stick in any way. However, if you'd like to coat the tray with vegetable shortening or spray with non-stick cooking spray, it won't affect the outcome. This can also be a good idea if you've had trouble with the biscuits sticking to the tray in the past.

• You can also opt to use parchment paper or lightly dust the tray with flour.

Mix the dry ingredients. Pour the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar into a large bowl. Stir the ingredients together thoroughly.

Mix the wet ingredients. Measure out the oil and pour it into a separate bowl. Then, measure the milk and add it to the oil without stirring or mixing. Pour this mixture into the bowl with the dry ingredients.

Combine the ingredients into dough. Using your hands or a dough mixing tool, gently mix the wet and dry ingredients together. Transfer the dough to a floured surface (such as a kitchen counter) and knead it once or twice to form a ball of dough.

• Don't overwork the dough, as it may lose its light and fluffy texture. Stop mixing once the dry ingredients are mostly moistened and sticky—it's okay if there are a few small clumps of flour left. Remember to knead the dough just once or twice.

Roll out the dough. At this point, you can choose the thickness of your biscuits. While the dough is still on the floured surface, roll it out to a thickness of about 1.5 – 2 cm. You can use a rolling pin or your hands, as long as the dough is evenly flattened.

• To avoid a mess, you can place the dough between two sheets of plastic wrap before rolling it out.

Cut the biscuits into 5 cm rounds. Use a round biscuit cutter with a 5 cm diameter to cut the flattened dough into individual biscuits. Dust the cutter with flour to prevent sticking. Place the cut biscuits on the baking tray, leaving at least 2.5 cm of space between each biscuit to ensure even baking.

• Once all the dough is cut, you can roll the leftover dough into a ball, flatten it, and continue cutting more biscuits.

Bake until the biscuits turn light brown. This usually takes about 10-12 minutes. However, since you're using a high temperature, it's a good idea to check after about 8 minutes to avoid over-baking.

• Once you've carefully removed the baking tray from the oven, let the biscuits cool for about 5 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack. Enjoy the biscuits while they're still warm or after they've cooled.

If in doubt, follow the instructions on the box. Most pre-made biscuit mixes (like Bisquick, Krusteaz, etc.) are fairly similar, so these instructions are usually suitable. However, if you notice a significant difference between the instructions provided here and those on the packaging, follow the package instructions for the best results. The guidance here is for a general recipe and may not apply in every case.

Preheat the oven to 450ºF (232ºC). With the recipe above, you don't need to grease the tray or prepare it in any special way, but feel free to grease it if you prefer. Proceed with the next steps while the oven is heating up.

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• Lưu ý rằng một số hỗn hợp bột trộn sẵn có thể cần thêm dầu hoặc bơ. Bạn hãy kiểm tra hướng dẫn trên bao bì cho yên tâm.

Nhào bột. Chuyển miếng bột dính lên mặt phẳng có rắc bột (bạn có thể dùng chính hỗn hợp bột trộn sẵn). Dùng tay nhào bột 10 lần. Nếu bạn nhào nhiều hơn, bánh quy sẽ mất đi độ xốp nhẹ và tơi giòn

Cán bột. Từ thời điểm này trở đi, các hướng dẫn sẽ hầu như giống với công thức bên trên. Dùng tay hoặc cây cán bột để cán khối bột tròn thành miếng bột phẳng dày khoảng 1,5 cm. Nếu muốn, bạn có thể cán bột giữa hai lớp màng bọc thực phẩm để bột khỏi dính lem nhem.

Cắt bánh. Dùng khuôn cắt bánh quy có đường kính 5 cm để cắt thành từng chiếc bánh hình tròn từ miếng bột phẳng. Đặt từng miếng bột tròn vào khay nướng. Nhào phần bột còn thừa thành khối tròn, cán phẳng và tiếp tục cắt.

Nướng cho đến khi bánh chuyển màu nâu vàng. Thời gian nướng mất khoảng 8-10 phút trong lò đã được làm nóng trước. Khi nướng xong, bạn hãy để bánh nguội trong khay khoảng 5 phút, sau đó chuyển lên giá làm nguội cho đến khi bánh chỉ còn ấm vừa ăn.