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Brenda Gantt Biscuits

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Passionate about food and pastries since always, Claire spends most of her time in the kitchen to develop new recipes. She is French but lived many years abroad.
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Updated May 28, 2023

These Brenda Gantt biscuits are so delicious and easy to make! They have a tender crumb, perfect flaky layers, and a sweet buttermilk flavor as well. Plus you only need 3 ingredients, and these homemade biscuits will be ready in no time!

Brenda Gantt Biscuits Main 1-min

Brenda Gantt Biscuits

These biscuits are authentic Southern treats. They’re tangy, have a rich taste of buttermilk and with the shortening they’ll melt in your mouth.

This recipe comes from Brenda Gantt, a famous Southern lady who master these biscuits like no one! “It’s gonna be good y’all!”

Be sure to serve Brenda Gantt biscuits as a side with Copycat KFC coleslaw, Copycat Zaxby’s Chicken Fingers, Grandma Brown Beans and gravy, or with my delicious Potato Leek Soup Ina Garten.

Brenda Gantt Biscuits: Easy Southern Eats

  • Prep Time15 min
  • Cook Time8 min
  • Total Time23 min
  • Servings8
  • Yield8

Level: Easy

Ingredients

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Equipment





How to Make Brenda Gantt Biscuits

Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F. Grease the skillet thoroughly with shortening.

Add the flour to a medium bowl. Make a hole or well in the center.

Brenda Gantt Biscuits Step 2-min

Pour the buttermilk and place the Crisco shortening in the well.

Brenda Gantt Biscuits Step 3-min

Without touching the flour, use one hand to mix the buttermilk and shortening together in the hole.

Brenda Gantt Biscuits Step 4-min

Once the buttermilk and shortening are combined, use your fingers to add some flour to the mixture. Gently knead flour into the liquid until you get a soft biscuit dough.

In this step, you won’t necessarily use all of the flour. So, don’t worry if there’s still a lot left in the bowl.

Brenda Gantt Biscuits Step 5-min

Put flour on the cutter, and work surface. Remove the dough from the bowl and place it on the floured table.

Brenda Gantt Biscuits Step 6-min

Paint the dough in a circle about one inch thick with your palm. Use the biscuit cutter to cut biscuits out.

Brenda Gantt Biscuits Step 7-min

Use excess dough to form more biscuits.

Brenda Gantt Biscuits Step 8-min

Place the biscuits on your skillet for baking and bake for 6 to 8 minutes or until golden brown.

Brenda Gantt Biscuits Step 1-min

Pro Tips

  • I used self-rising flour in this recipe. This type of flour (such as white lily flour) already includes salad and leavening agents. If you don’t have self-rising flour on hand, mix 1 cup of all-purpose white flour with 1½ teaspoons of baking powder and ¼ teaspoon of salt to make a cup.

  • I also made my own buttermilk since I couldn’t find store-bought. Mix one cup of milk with 1 teaspoon of lemon juice or white vinegar to make your own buttermilk. You can also replace the buttermilk with the same quantity of sour cream.

  • Brenda Gantt bakes her biscuits in a cast-iron skillet. But you can use a regular cookie sheet if you don’t have one.

  • Putting biscuits close together in the skillet helps them to rise. But the center may undercook. To prevent this, take the biscuits from the skillet, place them on a baking sheet, and bake for a few additional minutes.

  • To have nice fluffy biscuits, the size of the cutter matters. I usually use a cutter about 2 1/2 to 3 inches in diameter.

  • You can brush the biscuits with melted butter (salted butter if you want to enhance the flavors) after they come out of the oven and while they’re still hot. Doing so creates a slightly crispy and golden brown crust. You can even add a teaspoon of brown sugar or honey!

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
  • 323Calories
  • 9.6gFat
  • 49.9gCarbs
  • 8gProtein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: Per Serving
Amount per serving
Calories 323
% Daily Value*
Total Fat9.6g12%
Saturated Fat3.8g 19%
Cholesterol7mg 2%
Sodium49mg 2%
Total Carbohydrate49.9g 18%
Dietary Fiber1.7g 6%
Total Sugars2.4g
Protein8g
Vitamin C0mcg 0%
Calcium63mg 5%
Iron3mg 16%
Potassium136mg 3%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate. In cases where multiple ingredient alternatives are given, the first listed is calculated for nutrition. Garnishes and optional ingredients are not included.
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