These Air Fryer Biscuits are made from scratch and baked in just 6 minutes. They are buttery, flaky, and delicious! Perfect with soups, pot pie, or sausage gravy.
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
Creating this recipe was a real treat! It was the first baking project I made in the air fryer and I am so happy with the results! Who knew you can make delicious biscuits right in the air fryer? In less than half the time!
My biscuit dough is fail-proof and so easy to make, even if you've never made biscuits before. The air fryer gave them a nice crunchy top. I am still in awe they baked so beautifully in just 6 minutes. I hope you will try this recipe and enjoy it as much as I do!
What You'll Need:
- flour: all-purpose, whisked in the container before measuring out the needed amount
- sugar: granulated, white
- baking powder and baking soda: necessary for proper rising and browning of the biscuits
- salt: for taste
- butter: necessary for making flaky biscuits with layers
- buttermilk: use my homemade version; it will result in the best crumb and texture
- egg: to bind ingredients together.
How to make biscuits in the air fryer?
- Start by whisking together dry ingredients.
- Grate cold butter right over the flour mixture.
- Cut in the butter with a pastry cutter or fork.
- Mix wet ingredients in a glass cup.
- Add wet ingredients to the flour mixture. Stir in until the dough comes together.
- Shaped the dough into a ball.
- Press the dough into a disk. Cut out biscuits with a round cutter.
- Place in the air fryer basket, brush with melted butter, and bake at 380 degrees F for 6 minutes.
Why This Recipe is the Best:
The main advantage of using an air fryer to bake biscuits from scratch is the time it takes to make them. Instead of waiting for the oven to preheat for 15 to 20 minutes (depending on the model), the air fryer preheats in about 2 minutes. The biscuits bake in ⅓ of the time it takes them to bake in the oven (just 6 minutes, down from 18). This is perfect when you are short on time!
Homemade, from scratch, biscuits are always better than the canned stuff. They are buttery, flaky and the air fryer gives the tops a nice crunch.
Best Tips!
- Use cold, straight from the fridge, butter. You can chop it into pieces and cut it in with a pastry cutter but I find grating it with a cheese grated works better.
- Use homemade buttermilk. It's so easy to make, no need to buy it!
- Preheat the air fryer for 2 minutes.
- Brush the biscuits with butter before and after baking. They will be extra delicious!
Variations:
- Ham and cheese: add chopped ham and grated cheddar to the biscuit dough before cutting.
- Garlic and herb: add minced garlic and fresh herbs to the biscuit dough.
- Serve biscuits with my sausage gravy for a delicious breakfast!
Recipe FAQs:
When served warm for breakfast, all these biscuits need is butter and jam. Strawberry jam and cream cheese is our favorite ways to serve them! You can serve them with soups, casseroles, or our sausage gravy.
Use the air fryer to reheat the biscuits. One to 2 minutes at 350 degrees F will do the trick!
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If you like this recipe and make it, let me know in the comments below! Don't forget to rate it if you enjoyed it!
Air Fryer Biscuits
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter one stick
- ½ cup buttermilk use my homemade version
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons melted butter for brushing
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and soda.2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour, 1 tablespoon granulated sugar, 2 teaspoons baking powder, ¼ teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon salt
- Grate cold butter right over the flour mixture. Cut it in with a pastry cutter or fork until well incorporated.½ cup unsalted butter
- In a small bowl or glass measuring cup, whisk buttermilk and egg.½ cup buttermilk, 1 large egg
- Add wet ingredients to the flour mixture. Stir in until the dough comes together. Do not overmix.
- Place mixture on a floured surface and shape the dough into a ball.
- Press the dough into a disk, about ½ inch thick. Cut out biscuits with a round cutter. Gather dough and repeat until you use it all up.
- Turn on the air fryer. Press "air fry" setting, set temperature to 380° F and timer to 2 minutes. Click start to preheat the air fryer.
- After 2 minutes, place a sheet of parchment paper and biscuits (4 to 6, depending on the size of your air fryer), brush with melted butter and bake for 6 minutes. Repeat until all biscuits are baked.2 tablespoons melted butter
- Brush baked biscuits with remaining melted butter.
Notes
- Use cold, straight from the fridge, butter. You can chop it into pieces and cut it in with a pastry cutter but I find grating it with a cheese grated works better.
- Use homemade buttermilk. It’s so easy to make, no need to buy it! Here is my recipe: https://www.crunchycreamysweet.com/buttermilk-substitute/
- To make ham and cheese biscuits, add chopped ham and grated cheddar to the biscuit dough before cutting.
- Please note, that the nutrition value can vary depending on what product you use. The information below is an estimate. Always use a calorie counter you are familiar with.
Pamela Martin says
These are the best! I don’t flatten so the peaks are crunchy?
Randall P says
Sorry, not a big fan of this recipe. A little too sweet and not salty enough. First batch on the parchment paper didn't brown very well. Second batch without the paper did much better. I also think it needs a tad more baking powder to rise better. Sorry, just my opinion...
Emma Greek says
easy, fast, and oh so good!
Linda says
It reminds me of my grandmother biscuits. She used self rising flour instead of using baking powder
katerina says
Oh wow! These sound amazing!! I am so excited to try this!
Kristyn says
You can't make better or quicker biscuits than these!! We love them with so many dishes!!
Wanda yalos says
Wow! These were so easy to make in the air fryer! Thanks so much, I will make them again!