Sourdough Biscuit

4 from 1 vote

These Sourdough Biscuits are incredibly flakey, made with only 6 simple ingredients, and ready in under 30 minutes! They are perfect for breakfast or a snack!

Prep Time5

Cook Time18

Total Time23

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Servings: biscuits

Calories: 261kcal

Author: Lynn Polito

Equipment

Ingredients

1 ½ cups All Purpose Flour
2 teaspoon Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
½ teaspoon Salt
12 tablespoon Butter, very cold Unsalted
1 cup Sourdough Discard Inactive, unfed

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a bowl, add the flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Mix well.
Cut the cold butter into small pieces (or use a cheese grater to grate the butter) and add it to the bowl with the dry ingredients. Mix until the butter is just incorporated into the bowl. Do not overwork.
Add the sourdough discard and mix until it just forms a dough.
Lightly flour your surface. Turn the dough onto the surface. Cut the dough into 8 pieces with a sharp knife or with a biscuit cutter.
Place the biscuits onto the prepared baking sheet leaving at least 2 inches between each biscuit. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown.

Notes

This recipe makes 9 small biscuits. You can make larger ones or you can double this recipe to make more biscuits.
You can use active starter or inactive starter. If you don't want to use baking powder or baking soda, check out the blog post for more information about how to long ferment the biscuits.

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