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Copycat Chick-fil-A Biscuits

September 15, 2023 by Missy Rakes 1 Comment

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If you’re craving the fluffy, buttery biscuits from your favorite fast food restaurant, then you’re going to LOVE this copycat version of Chick-fil-A biscuits.

Close up view of a pile of buttermilk biscuits on a white plate.

 

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Copycat Chick-fil-A Biscuits

If you’re anything like me, then you can’t turn down a buttery, fluffy fresh from the oven biscuit and these Copycat Chick-fil-A Biscuits fit the bill perfectly.

They’re easy to make because they use only four simple ingredients and can be on the table in just 30 minutes. Biscuits make the perfect addition to almost any meal from breakfast to dinner and can even be eaten as a snack. (I’ve been known to have a meat and cheese biscuits as an afternoon pick-me-up.)

If cooking homemade meals, from scratch for your family is important to you, then you’re going to need to save this recipe to your collection because it’s one that you’re going to be making again and again.

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Ingredients for Chick-fil-A Biscuits:

  • butter
  • self-rising flour
  • baking powder
  • buttermilk

How to Make Copycat Chick-fil-A Biscuits:

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.

Add 3 tablespoons of butter to a large cast iron skillet and place it in the oven until melted.

In a large bowl, whisk together the flour and baking powder.

Use a pastry blender or fork to cut in the butter until the pieces are pea-size or smaller.

Flour mixture with chunks of butter in a glass mixing bowl. Flour mixture after butter has been but into it.

Create a well in the middle of the flour mixture and add the buttermilk.

Stir until the ingredients are just combined. The batter will be a little crumbly.

Turn the dough out onto a well-floured surface. With floured hands, bring the dough together and gently fold it over 3 or 4 times.

Pat the dough out to about 1 inch thickness.

Biscuit dough rolled out on to a floured surface with a biscuit cutter.

Use a floured biscuit cutter (or glass cup) to cut the biscuits.

A close up view of a biscuit cutter cutting biscuit dough.

Place the biscuits into the prepared cast iron skillet, spacing them close together.

Reshape the remaining dough and continue to cut additional biscuits.

Brush the tops of the biscuits with 1 tablespoon of buttermilk.

Circles of biscuit dough in a cast iron pan before going into the oven.

Bake for 13 to 16 minutes, or until the biscuits are lightly golden brown on top.

Golden brown biscuits in a cast iron pan.

Brush the tops with the remaining melted butter and serve warm.

Close up view of a pile of buttermilk biscuits on a white plate.

Close up view of a pile of buttermilk biscuits on a white plate.
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Copycat Chick-fil-A Biscuits

Fluffy, golden brown homemade biscuits brushed with melted butter.
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time15 minutes mins
Total Time30 minutes mins
Course: Bread, Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: biscuit, Breakfast, copycat
Servings: 12 biscuits
Calories: 254kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Biscuit Cutter
  • 1 Cast Iron Skillet

Ingredients

  • 5 tablespoons melted butter divided
  • 2 ½ cups self-rising flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ¾ cup salted butter sliced and very cold
  • 1 ¼ cup cold buttermilk plus 1 tablespoon for brushing

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
  • Add 3 tablespoons of butter to a large cast iron skillet and place it in the oven until melted.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together the flour and baking powder.
  • Use a pastry blender or fork to cut in the butter until the pieces are pea-size or smaller.
  • Create a well in the middle of the flour mixture and add the buttermilk.
  • Stir until the ingredients are just combined. The batter will be a little crumbly.
  • Turn the dough out onto a well-floured surface. With floured hands, bring the dough together and gently fold it over 3 or 4 times.
  • Pat the dough out to about 1 inch thickness.
  • Use a floured biscuit cutter (or glass cup) to cut the biscuits.
  • Place the biscuits into the prepared cast iron skillet, spacing them close together.
  • Reshape the remaining dough and continue to cut additional biscuits.
  • Brush the tops of the biscuits with 1 tablespoon of buttermilk.
  • Bake for 13 to 16 minutes, or until the biscuits are lightly golden brown on top.
  • Brush the tops with the remaing two tbsp of melted butter and serve warm.

Nutrition

Calories: 254kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 46mg | Sodium: 156mg | Potassium: 132mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 542IU | Calcium: 66mg | Iron: 0.3mg

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  1. Wendi says

    September 15, 2023 at 8:54 pm

    Years ago (1987-1993) I worked there. I use to make the biscuits. Instead of butter the original recipe used butter flavored Crisco.
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