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These homemade yogurt biscuits are moist, fluffy, flaky, easy to make and so delicious. These fluffy biscuits have the perfect crust on the outside and are pillowy and soft on the inside. You really need to make these easy homemade biscuits as soon as possible!

I have always loved this recipe that was given to me by a friend out in West Texas. This was passed down to her from her family and has been their biscuit recipe for generations.

They always make theirs in cast iron but I use whatever pan or sheet pan I have on hand. These biscuits are made with Greek yogurt and basic baking staples (butter, flour, salt) and are so delicious.

I have included pictures with this yogurt biscuit recipe so you can know what to expect when you are making them. These yogurt biscuits are the only ones I will make because it is so easy and always comes out amazing.

Let's dive into it all!

Biscuits with honey and a jar of honey. — Homemade biscuits with crisp outside and pillowy soft inside and lots of delicious layers.

How To Make Yogurt Biscuits

The Greek yogurt in this biscuit recipe helps ensure your biscuits will come out moist. If dry biscuits have been a problem for you, this recipe will really help.

A bowl of flour with a grater in it. — 1. Cut butter into flour then use finger tips to finish.

A bowl of flour with a spoon in it. — 1. Cut butter into flour then use finger tips to finish.

Cut butter into flour mixture: Cut the butter into the flour mixture then use your fingertips to rub the butter into flour well.
Add wet ingredients: Add the yogurt and milk.
Mix gently: Mix just until the ingredients come together.
Fold: Form a ball with the dough then fold the dough over a few times. This is for those layers.
Roll and cut: Gently roll the dough out and cut out your biscuits with a biscuit cutter.
Bake: Bake in a hot 450-degree oven for 15 minutes until golden on top and bottom and the biscuits rise up

You can have incredibly fluffy biscuits without buttermilk and this recipe proves that.

A tray of biscuits on a baking sheet. — See those beautiful layers!

Recipe Tips

To get those flakey layers: Make sure to rub the butter and flour together with your fingertips, not your whole hand.
Gently roll the dough: Make sure to roll those yogurt biscuits gently! This helps make sure that the layers are not lost.

Biscuits on a cooling rack with a jar of jam.

Recipe Faqs

Can I use regular yogurt instead of Greek yogurt to make biscuits?

Yes. If yo do use regular yogurt, full-fat yogurt works best for making biscuits.

Can extra yogurt replace the milk in these biscuits?

Yes. If you do not have milk, you can replace it with extra yogurt at a 1:1 ratio.

Storing

Biscuits are the best when eaten the same day they are made but you can store them for a couple days with good results. Make sure to place them in an air-tight container.

Pairing Ideas

If you looking for more ideas of what to serve with these yogurt biscuits, here are some sweet and savory ideas:

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4.80 from 5 votes

Homemade Yogurt Biscuits Recipe

The most delicious, flaky and moist biscuits and they're made with yogurt.

Prep Time15

Cook Time15

Total Time30

Servings: biscuits

US Customary - Metric

Author: Melissa Oleary

Ingredients

2 ½ cups unbleached all purpose flour
½ cup Unsalted Butter
½ cup Greek yogurt regular yogurt will work too.
2 eggs one for biscuits dough and one for egg wash
3 tablespoon milk plus more for egg wash and adding to dough if necessary.
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon Baking Powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon Baking Soda

Instructions

Preparing your ingredients

Pre-heat your oven to 450 degrees
Cut up your butter into small pieces and place in the fridge.
½ cup Unsalted Butter
In a small bowl, mix yogurt, milk and one egg. Place in the fridge.
½ cup Greek yogurt, 3 tablespoon milk, 2 eggs
In a large bowl, measure out your flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and sugar. Mix well.
2 ½ cups unbleached all purpose flour, 1 tablespoon sugar, 1 tablespoon Baking Powder, ½ teaspoon Baking Soda, 1 teaspoon kosher salt
Now grab all of the items you will need to make the biscuits: rolling pin, biscuit cutters, extra flour for counter and a large sheet pan.

Making the biscuits

Grab your butter out of the fridge and add it to the bowl of dry ingredients.
Cut butter into flour with a pastry cutter until it looks almost like coarse sand. You can also add it to a food processor and pulse on high 5 times.
With your finger tips (not your whole hand) start rubbing grabbing large amounts of the butter and flour mixture and rub it between your fingers. You are looking for any large clumps of butter that did not get incorporated into the flour.
Do this until your do not find any more large clumps of butter.
Now add wet ingredients from the fridge to your dry ingredients.
Mix well until it comes together and there is no more dry flour.
If the dough does not hold together, add 1 tablespoon of milk and mix. Do this until you do not see any more dry flour in the bowl.
Now take your dough (which will be clumpy at the point) and place it on a floured surface.
With your fingers, bring the dough together to form a ball.
Sprinkle a little flour over the top of your dough.
Gently roll the dough to about ¾ inches thick.
Take your biscuit cutter and dip it into a little flour and start cutting out your biscuits. Dip in flour with each cut.
Once you run out of areas to cut your biscuits, gently fold your remaining dough in half and gently press together. Re-roll into a ¾ inch disc and finish cutting out more biscuits.
Place your biscuits on to a large sheet pan giving them about ½ inch of space.
Make an egg wash by adding one egg and 2 tablespoons of milk to a bowl and mixing well.
Brush your biscuits with the egg wash.
Sprinkle with a little kosher salt on top (optional)
Bake for 15 minutes or until the biscuits are nicely risen and just starting to brown on the bottom.
Remove from the oven and let rest for a few minutes.
Serve immediately.

Notes

Variations :

- Sweet biscuits for shortcakes. Now you could totally use this recipe as is for a delicious strawberry shortcake but if you want a little sweeter biscuit just add 2 tablespoons of sugar to the recipe.

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