Easy Small Batch Butter Swim Biscuits recipe for irresistibly flaky, buttery biscuits perfect for breakfast or as a side dish. Ready in 20 minutes! Try it now!
Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, and salt in a medium-sized bowl.
Pour in the buttermilk and stir until combined. Be careful not to overwork the batter.
Pour the melted butter into a 5x5-inch baking dish.
Place the dough on top of the butter and use a rubber spatula or the back of a spoon to evenly spread the dough out to the edges of the baking dish. Place the baking dish on a rimmed baking sheet to catch any possible spills.
Cut the unbaked dough into 4 squares.
Bake for 15 minutes, or until the tops are golden brown.
Let the biscuits rest in the pan for at least 10 minutes so that the butter can be absorbed into the biscuits before cutting.
Notes
Expert Tips
Read through the entire recipe and the Ingredient Notes section of the post and gather your ingredients. These butter swim biscuits come together quickly so it's a good idea to have everything ready before beginning.
Measure ingredients correctly. This is so important. To measure flour correctly, stir the flour in its container with a spoon. Then, use a spoon to scoop flour into a dry measuring cup and slightly overfill. Then, use the back of a knife or other straight-edged utensil to level the flour across the cup. Do not scoop the flour. When you scoop, the flour gets packed too tightly and you will end up with more flour than the recipe calls for.
Serve warm: Butter swim biscuits are best when served warm from the oven or reheated in a microwave.
Use a high oven temperature: It's important for these biscuits to bake at a high oven temperature to ensure buttery, crisp edges.
Note: If you don't have buttermilk on hand, make your own buttermilk with this quick buttermilk substitute. To make 3/4 cup buttermilk, fill the measuring cup with 3/4 cup milk and add 2 1/4 teaspoons of lemon juice or white vinegar. Let the mixture rest for 10 minutes, stir and use to make the buttermilk biscuits.