I’m always looking for easy recipes, and my Aunt Lynn told me that she had a simple and delicious biscuit recipe of my Nana’s that she often used. Annabel loves anything you can put butter on, so I had my aunt come over and we made my Nana’s light and fluffy three ingredient biscuits!
Nana’s Three Ingredient Biscuits
You need:
Preheat your oven to 475 degrees. In a mixing bowl, combine the Bisquick and baking soda.
Slowly add the milk (a bit at a time) and mix thoroughly before adding more milk.
You are looking for the dough to “ball up.” If you’ve added too much milk, add just a bit more Bisquick until it balls up (vs. being sticky).
Cut round biscuits out with a drinking glass or biscuit cutter. Depending on the size of the glass, you should get about 7-10 biscuits.
I overcooked them the first time. This upset many people who were standing around waiting for biscuits.
Luckily, my second batch turned out MUCH better.
Annie was stoked to have a biscuit with butter.
Three thumbs up! One for every ingredient….get it? Eh, I know.
- 2 cups of Bisquick
- ½ tsp. baking soda
- ⅔ cup milk
- Preheat oven to 475 degrees.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the Bisquick and baking soda.
- Slowly add the milk (a bit at a time) and mix thoroughly each time. You are looking for the dough to "ball up." If you've added too much milk, add just a bit more Bisquick until it balls up (vs. being sticky).
- Plop the dough onto a floured board. Press the dough down a bit and then fold it over once.
- Gently press it down again to about ½" - ¾" thick.
- Cut round biscuits out with a drinking glass or biscuit cutter.
- You will probably get 4 biscuits the first time (depending on the size of the drinking glass). Gently mold and press the remaining biscuit dough out again and cut additional biscuits.
- Place the round biscuits onto an ungreased cooking sheet.
- Spread some milk on top of the biscuits with a pastry brush or simply with your fingers.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes. Keep an eye on them. You don't want to overcook.
Becca_Masters says:
this is GREAT! i love american biscuits and getting the ingredients to make them here is so HARD. mind you I bet it’s hard for me to find bisquick here.
Heather says:
My Nana was from New Zealand – she loved American biscuits, too!
Jeanie says:
Oh, yum! I like anything you can put butter on, too. And you know what’s really good? The frozen Pillsbury grand biscuits. So much better than the refrigerated tube biscuits.
Kelly says:
I love your recipes! I’m vegan, but love to see all the pictures of you cooking–some day I’m sure I’ll adapt some of your recipes to my vegan tastes–could easily do this one. Love you and your family!
Rebecca says:
Jeanie, those are the best! I was shocked by how much better they are than the refrigerated tubes of Grands. They are my go to.
Annalisa says:
I’ll have to keep this recipe in mind when I have too much Bisquick on hand (lately we don’t buy it for that reason). Has Annie ever had angel biscuits? They’re usually made with flour, baking soda, milk and a touch of sugar throw in the mix. They’re not overly sweet, but definitely can cater to a sweet tooth without being too shortcakey.
Heather P says:
I just made these! AWESOME! I used regular Buttermilk Pancake mix (just add water kind), and they turned out great. I brushed them with milk and sprinkled sugar on top. I enjoy eating them with butter and jam (sweet, instead of savory). You could also mix cheese in with them and sprinkle with cheese. So many possibilities. Hope my family likes eating biscuits everyday, cuz these are sooo easy to make. Thanks!
Justina says:
Hey Heather, I don’t often leave comments on blogs I read, but I just had to tell you that this recipe is da bomb!!! The biscuits were super easy to make and took less than 30 minutes. Best of all, they were sooo good with butter and jam. Thanks to you and your Nana for the amazing recipe!