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Homemade butter swim biscuits stacked in a dish, golden and flaky with melted butter on top, garnished with fresh herbs.

Butter Swim Biscuits

These Butter Swim Biscuits are baked in a pool of melted butter, giving them golden, crispy edges and soft, tender centers. No rolling or cutting needed—just mix, pour, and bake. Perfect for weeknight dinners, breakfast, or holiday meals.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Resting Time 5 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 12 biscuits
Course: Bread, Breakfast, Side Dish
Cuisine: American, Southern
Calories: 210
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 ½ cups self-rising flour - or all-purpose + baking powder
  • 2 tablespoon sugar - optional
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 ¾ cups cold buttermilk - keep refrigerated until use
  • ½ cup melted butter - for pan
  • extra butter - for greasing optional
  • honey - for drizzling optional
  • fresh herbs - chives rosemary, etc., optional

Equipment

  • 1 9x13 baking dish (or cast iron skillet substitute)
  • 1 Large mixing bowl
  • Measuring cups
  • 1 Sharp knife (for scoring squares)
  • 1 Wire whisk

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven and melt butter in baking dish until fully melted and hot.
    Baking ingredients for biscuits including butter, flour, sugar, milk, and eggs arranged neatly on a kitchen counter.
  2. Combine flour, sugar, salt, and buttermilk gently until a lumpy dough forms.
    A blue bowl filled with flour mixture and a whisk resting inside, ready for baking.
  3. Pour the biscuit batter over melted butter without stirring to keep it light.
    Thick, creamy biscuit batter being stirred in a mixing bowl with a spatula.
  4. Cut the batter into squares and bake until golden brown and crispy.
    Golden-brown butter swim biscuits fresh out of the oven, sitting in a muffin tin, with crisp tops and soft, fluffy centers.
  5. Allow biscuits to rest briefly before serving warm with butter or honey.
    Homemade butter swim biscuits stacked in a dish, golden and flaky with melted butter on top, garnished with fresh herbs.

Nutrition

Serving: 75gCalories: 210kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 4gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 2.5gCholesterol: 25mgSodium: 410mgPotassium: 80mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 300IUCalcium: 120mgIron: 1.5mg

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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