KFC biscuits 😍🍞—soft, flaky, buttery, and slightly salty-sweet. Here’s a copycat-style recipe that gets very close to the real thing.
Copycat KFC Biscuits (Soft & Flaky)
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp sugar
- ¾ tsp salt
- ⅓ cup cold butter (cut into small cubes)
- ¾ cup cold buttermilk
- 2 tbsp melted butter (for brushing)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix dry ingredients: In a bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, and salt.
- Cut in butter: Use a fork or your fingers to work the cold butter into the flour until it looks crumbly (pea-sized bits).
- Add buttermilk: Stir just until dough comes together. Don’t overmix!
- Fold for layers: Turn dough onto a floured surface. Gently pat into a rectangle, fold in half, rotate, and repeat 2–3 times.
- Cut biscuits: Pat dough to about ¾-inch thick. Cut using a biscuit cutter or glass.
- Bake: Place biscuits close together on the baking sheet and bake 12–15 minutes until golden.
- Butter finish: Brush hot biscuits with melted butter right out of the oven.
KFC-Style Tips
- Cold ingredients = flaky biscuits
- Don’t twist the cutter—press straight down for taller biscuits
- Baking them touching helps them rise higher and stay soft
- Brush with butter twice if you want extra richness 😄
If you want, I can also give you:
- a 2-ingredient emergency biscuit version, or
- a buttery honey biscuit twist
Just tell me! 🍯✨
