15 Easy Drop Biscuit Recipes to Make With Few Ingredients

Grandma's Baking Powder Biscuits

An ample amount of baking powder (four teaspoons, to be exact) gives these biscuits beautiful height. Pro tip: Use only fresh baking powder, as your dough won't rise otherwise.

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Sourdough Drop Biscuits

Don't waste that sourdough starter! Use a cup of your discard to make this easy biscuit recipe. It comes together in just 20 minutes with five basic ingredients.

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E-Z Drop Biscuits

Allrecipes users can't get enough of this top-rated recipe, which has almost 1,000 5-star reviews. "This is my go-to recipe for biscuits," says reviewer Beth. "It is easily doubled and very easy to put together."

Buttered Biscuits

You need just three ingredients you probably already have on hand to make these incredibly easy drop biscuits: self-rising flour, butter (or margarine), and buttermilk.

Cheddar Bay Biscuits

Flavored with onion powder, garlic powder, and dried parsley, these copycat drop biscuits tastes eerily similar to the ones served at a certain famous seafood chain.

Mayonnaise Biscuits

Mayonnaise may seem like an unconventional biscuit ingredient, but it adds light and fluffy texture while keeping the 3-ingredient dough nice and moist.

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South Georgia Biscuits

Here's an old family recipe that everyone is sure to love. "Once you master the technique, you can make them very quickly and will find the texture and appearance to be much better than rolled biscuits," says recipe creator GEORGIACOOK1.

Vegan Buttery Drop Biscuits

Alternative milk (such as coconut, almond, or oat) and vegan butter are dairy-free ingredients, so they're perfect for people following vegan diets. Plus, they keep these biscuits nice and moist.

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Garlic Cheese Biscuits

You only need five ingredients (buttermilk baking mix, milk, Cheddar cheese, melted butter, and garlic powder) to make these quick and flavorful biscuits.

E-Z Cream Biscuits

This shockingly simple recipe is made with only two ingredients: self-rising flour and heavy cream. Recipe creator monique says you can easily freeze this dough for spur of the moment baking.

Garlic, Blue Cheese, and Bacon Biscuits

There's a lot going on with these biscuits and we're definitely not mad about it. Eat alone for breakfast or serve alongside your favorite hearty soup or stew.

Cheddar Onion Drop Biscuits

Recipe creator trishthedish617 suggests serving these flavorful biscuits with "a bowl of chili or hearty soup in the winter or a main dish salad in the summer."

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Red Pepper Biscuits

Think you can handle the heat? Put your palate to the test with these spicy biscuits made with crushed red pepper flakes, baking mix, garlic powder, and Cheddar cheese.

Pizza Drop Biscuits

Pepperoni pizza for breakfast? Yes, please! This is the cheesy pizza/biscuit mash-up you never knew you needed. "Simple biscuits that kids and adults will love," says recipe creator Brian E.

Cheesy Keto Biscuits

If you're following the ketogenic diet, you'll love these low-carb biscuits made with almond flour, Cheddar cheese, eggs, baking powder, and half-and-half.

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