If you love a perfect homemade buttermilk biscuit, then these Honey Butter Biscuits are for you! Tender, flavorful buttermilk and cream cheese biscuits with flaky layers, basted in homemade honey butter–so easy to make and enjoy for breakfast or even with a bowl of soup at dinnertime.
Honey Butter Biscuits
These delicious honey biscuits made with buttermilk and cream cheese are probably our new favorite thing! They turn out so beautifully, you’ll be adding this recipe to your recipe box for sure.
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The Ingredients
Here’s what you’ll need to make the biscuits recipe (the exact measurements and full recipe instructions are below in the printable recipe card):
- All-purpose flour
- Baking powder
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Cream cheese
- Buttermilk
- Butter
- Honey
How to Make Honey Biscuits
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Using a pastry blender, a fork, or two knives, cut the cold butter and cream cheese into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse sand or crumbs.
The very small bits of butter and cream cheese are good and will help make the biscuits nice and flaky.
Stir in the buttermilk just until combined.
Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and knead just until it comes together into a ball. Flatten the dough out into a circle, about 3/4-inch in thickness. Use a 2-inch biscuit cutter to cut out round biscuits, then re-roll the extra pieces of dough to cut out the remaining biscuits.
Place the biscuits on the prepared cookie sheet and bake at 450ºF for 10-12 minutes until lightly browned.
While the biscuits are baking, add the butter and honey to a small saucepan and heat over medium heat until the butter is melted. Continue to cook over medium heat, whisking constantly until smooth. Remove from the heat.
Remove the biscuits from the oven and generously brush with some of the honey butter. Return the biscuits to the oven to bake at 450ºF for 3-5 minutes until golden brown.
The biscuits puff up so nicely while baking and turn a deep golden brown–so beautiful!
Spoon the melted honey butter over the biscuits to serve, or refrigerate until set and then whip with an electric mixer until light and creamy.
What to Serve with the Biscuits
Gravy – Although these biscuits are lightly sweetened with the honey butter glaze, they do still go great with sausage gravy. Just split them open and spoon the gravy over the biscuit halves.
Whipped Honey Butter – The chilled whipped honey butter is a delicious accompaniment to these biscuits.
Butter and Jam – Sweet cream butter and your favorite jam is a classic choice and great with the biscuits.
Sandwiches – Split the biscuits open and fill with eggs, cheese, and breakfast meat such as bacon, ham, or a sausage patty for a filling breakfast sandwich.
How to Store Leftovers
Keep the leftover biscuits in an airtight food storage container or zip-top bag. The biscuits will stay fresh on the counter or in the refrigerator for up to three days.
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Honey Butter Biscuits
Ingredients
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup butter cold
- 4 ounces cream cheese cold
- 1 cup buttermilk
Honey Butter
- 1 cup butter (2 sticks)
- 1/4 cup honey
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450F. Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Using a pastry blender, a fork, or two knives, cut the cold butter and cream cheese into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse sand or crumbs.
- Stir in the buttermilk just until combined.
- Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and knead just until it comes together into a ball. Flatten the dough out into a circle, about 3/4-inch in thickness. Use a 2-inch biscuit cutter to cut out round biscuits, then re-roll the extra pieces of dough to cut out the remaining biscuits.
- Place the biscuits on the prepared cookie sheet and bake at 450F for 10-12 minutes until lightly browned.
- While the biscuits are baking, add the butter and honey to a small saucepan and heat over medium heat until the butter is melted. Continue to cook over medium heat, whisking constantly until smooth. Remove from the heat.
- Remove the biscuits from the oven and generously brush with some of the honey butter. Return the biscuits to the oven to bake at 450F for 3-5 minutes until golden brown.
- Spoon the melted honey butter over the biscuits to serve, or refrigerate until set and then whip with an electric mixer until light and creamy.
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