Start your day with fluffy, golden biscuits-easy, tender, and irresistible delicious!

Breakfast is undoubtedly one of my favorite meals of the day. Because of my busy work schedule, I often don’t get to make a “good” breakfast every day. Let’s face it, some days it’s literally just a cup of coffee or a bowl of cereal. Working full-time as a pharmacist has its challenges, so when I get the opportunity to spoil myself with a good breakfast, I go all in!

These breakfast biscuits are super easy to make and absolutely delicious. My husband can eat four in one sitting—they’re that good! I’ll guide you through some top tips, such as folding, to ensure your biscuits come out light and airy, filled with buttery layers, instead of flat and dense.

Cold butter and shortening stop the fat from melting while the dough is being formed. As the butter melts in the oven, it creates air pockets of steam, which gives the biscuits a soft, light, and airy texture. These biscuits are easy to make with mostly ingredients you likely already have in your kitchen. Making them from scratch is so much better than the store-bought versions—hands down!

You can also serve these biscuits with fried chicken and gravy for a true Southern experience or try them as a breakfast meal with jam. I typically go for the jam with my biscuits most of the time.

Helpful Tips

• Rolling and folding the dough creates really great layers.

• The biscuits should be light brown. Too dark equals dry.

• The buttermilk should be folded into the dough and not kneaded. This will make the biscuits flaky.

• Fridge-cold butter and shortening is essential to form the biscuit dough.

• Butter and shortening are diced into small pieces to be incorporated into the flour quickly.