2-Ingredient Easy Homemade Biscuits
Fluffy, golden brown, and ready in under 20 minutes, these easy homemade biscuits are the perfect companion to breakfast, dinner, or as a snack with a drizzle of honey butter.
The Easiest Way to Make Biscuits from Scratch
Sometimes you just need a basket of warm biscuits on the table without fussing over dozens of ingredients. Lucky for you, we have this easy homemade biscuit recipe handy. With just two simple ingredients, Pioneer Biscuit and Baking Mix plus milk, you’ll have soft, flaky biscuits ready before the gravy even hits the stove!
This recipe skips the long folding process and pastry cutter, but you’ll still end up with buttery biscuits that rise tall and bake up golden brown in a hot oven. If you’ve ever struggled with tough biscuits, this is the recipe to try. It’s nearly foolproof and delivers the best biscuits with very little effort!
Coincidentally, this is also one of the primary ingredients you’ll need if you’re cookin’ up our Easy Chicken and Dumplings with Biscuits!
Ingredients You’ll Need
- Pioneer Biscuit and Baking Mix
- Milk
Tips for the Best Biscuits
Even though this is an easy recipe, a few small tweaks will give you the best results every time:
- Don’t overmix the dough. Stir just until the flour mixture and milk come together. Overworking biscuit dough can lead to tough biscuits.
- Use a lightly floured work surface. This keeps the dough from sticking while you knead and roll.
- Keep your oven hot. Biscuits need a hot oven (450°F) so they rise quickly and form those beautiful flaky layers.
- Spray the tops with cooking spray or brush with melted butter. This helps them bake up golden brown and extra flavorful.
- Cut straight down with a biscuit cutter. Twisting seals the edges and keeps the biscuits from rising as tall.
Step-by-Step Instructions
1. Make the Dough
In a large mixing bowl, stir together the Pioneer Biscuit and Baking Mix with milk just until a sticky dough forms. No food processor or pastry blender needed: this is as simple as stirring with a spoon!
2. Knead Lightly
Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and shape into a ball. Sprinkle a little flour over the top so it doesn’t stick. Knead the dough three to four times, just enough to bring it together.
3. Roll & Cut
Pat or roll the dough to about ½-inch thickness with a rolling pin. Use a round biscuit cutter or the rim of a glass to cut out biscuits. Gather up the scraps, pat them back together, and cut again until all the dough is used.
4. Bake
Place the biscuits on a greased or parchment paper–lined baking sheet. For golden brown tops, spray lightly with cooking spray or brush with a bit of melted butter.
Bake at 450°F for 10–12 minutes, or until the tops of the biscuits are puffed and golden.
5. Serve Warm
Enjoy these hot biscuits fresh out of the oven. They’re perfect with sausage gravy, honey butter, or alongside a hearty Southwest Chicken Soup or Easy Chicken Stew.
Storage Leftovers
If you end up with leftover biscuits, store them in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days. To reheat, pop them in a 350°F oven for about 5 minutes to bring back that soft, fluffy texture. For longer storage, wrap baked biscuits tightly in plastic wrap and freeze. They’ll keep for up to 2 months.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes! Cold buttermilk will give your biscuits a richer flavor and extra-tender crumb.
You can substitute with self-rising flour and a bit of butter or shortening to mimic the mix, though the texture may vary.
Overmixing or adding too much flour is usually the culprit. Handle the dough as little as possible for fluffy biscuits.
Absolutely. Place the dough rounds close together in a greased cast-iron skillet for biscuits with soft edges and golden tops.
They’re delicious any way you slice them: split open with pumpkin butter, drizzled with honey butter, turned into breakfast sandwiches, or served with classic sausage gravy!
Ingredients
- 3 Cups Pioneer Biscuit and Baking Mix
- 1 Cup Milk
Instructions
- Mix ingredients just until dough forms.
- Turn out onto a floured surface and shape into a ball. Sprinkle lightly with flour to prevent sticking. Knead three to four times.
- Pat or roll out to 1/2″ thickness and cut out biscuits.
- Place on a greased baking sheet. I like to spray mine on the top with a bit of cooking spray before baking in a 450-degree oven for ten to twelve minutes.
O love my Pioneer baking mix! It’s getting harder to find around here tho. I would like to find in larger containers but (sigh) oh well. It makes the best quick breads and biscuits. Now my daughter who is 28 has finally started using it instead of the nasty canned variety biscuits. My grandbabies told her the other day. Momma did grammie come this morning and make us biscuits? Out of the mouth of babes!! Any way long story short –I am never without my Pioneer Baking mix!
Lisa in Texas
These were just what I was looking for! I used the pioneer buttermilk mix tho and added 8oz of cream cheese and chives just to give them a little something different. It was quick,easy and delicious. Great too because I just used what I had on hand. These freeze as dough on wax paper quite well too! That is a perfect feature for me as I only cook for myself and my bf.
We moved to Wisconsin in 1996 and have not been able to find a store that carries pioneer biscuit mix. My husband’s father used to make us biscuits when we went to visit and I can’t say enough about them. We came from Texas. Just wish I knew where to get it. The Wal-=Mart close to us doesn’t carry it. That is the only major store close to us.
Any suggestions?
I have been using pioneer biscuit mix for about 45 years. All my children and grandchildren love my biscuit for breakfast, lunch or dinner. I am going to girls camp this summer as one of the cooks. We are going to be making biscuits for the girls. What a great way to start the day. I would be very happy if I was selected to receive the case of Pioneer Biscuit mix. I would share the mix with the camp because I like doing things like that and our budget is limited.
A friend of mine’s mom used to cook for the jail, and she always used Pioneer to make the BEST biscuits! We loved it when she would have extras for us. Our WalMart has stopped carrying this and I miss it so. If you can find it, use it!
I never used Pioneer Baking Mix until recently. I couldn’t believe the biscuits that I made. So light and fluffy. Best I ever had. Didn’t know if it was me or the biscuit mix. Made them again. Wow, melt in your mouth and they rise so beautifully. I used buttermilk instead of regular milk.
Yummy! So glad to hear they turned out great!!!
I have never tried pioneer baking mixes, in fact i have never seen that brand in any of the stores in my area. But i am gonna go looking for it because i wanna try these biscuits, they look amazing. My family loves biscuits and country sausage gravy. Do you know of any stores in so. cal that would cary Pioneer mix?