Easy Homemade Air Fryer Biscuits
Recipe Snapshot
PREP + COOK TIME: 30 minutes or less
METHOD: Air Fryer
OTHER TOOLS: biscuit cutter
TOTAL INGREDIENTS: 6
If you’ve ever started your morning craving buttery, flaky biscuits, I have the solution for you! Use this recipe for the best air fryer biscuits that are ready in just minutes. It’s the simplest – and fastest – way to get made-from-scratch baking onto your plate!
What’s To Love About This Recipe
- I love this recipe because it’s so simple, from start to finish. There’s no need to let the biscuits rise, and they are quick enough that you don’t just have to wait for the weekend!
- This biscuit recipe works for a small batch, or you could even make 2 batches and freeze the leftovers. Defrost and reheat one at a time in the air fryer whenever you need an easy breakfast option.
- The air fryer produces a toasty golden crust on the biscuit. You can truly taste and savor the buttery goodness!
- This biscuit recipe is the perfect blend of sweet and savory. They are so tasty with a hearty slather of butter, honey, or jam, or you could serve them with soup for lunch or dinner.
Ingredients Needed
- All-purpose flour – All-purpose flour creates a soft, fluffy base for the biscuits.
- Baking powder – This will cause the biscuits to rise slightly while they “bake” in the air fryer.
- Sugar – Add just a touch of sweetness with regular white sugar.
- Kosher salt – Kosher salt provides a nice balance to the sweetness.
- Salted butter – You’ll need very cold, salted butter to create flaky layers in the biscuits.
- Milk – Whole milk or 2% milk are good options to add some richness to the biscuits and bind all the ingredients together.
How To Make Biscuits In The Air Fryer
- Preheat the air fryer to 325 ℉.
- Mix together the dry ingredients for the biscuits.
- Cut 3 tablespoons of the butter into tiny pieces and then work them into the dry ingredients using a fork until evenly combined.
- Add milk and combine into a dough.
- If the dough is still really sticky, add flour (1 tablespoon at a time) until you can touch the dough without it sticking to your fingers.
- Place dough on a floured surface and roll it out to about 1/2 inch thick.
- Use a biscuit cutter to cut dough into 4-5 individual biscuits (I used a juice glass).
- Spray the bottom of the air fryer basket with nonstick spray.
- Add the biscuits and cook for 6-8 minutes until they turn golden on the top.
- Melt the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter.
- Top the biscuits with melted butter.
- Continue cooking for 3-5 more minutes until lightly browned and cooked through.
Pro Tips
- I don’t usually bother with pre-heating the air fryer, but in this case, it’s important to do so. The biscuits will rise better when the air fryer is already heated.
- The key to ensuring the biscuits are not too sticky to handle is getting just enough flour to roll them out without adding so much that it would make them tough. So, add flour slowly until the dough can just be touched without sticking to your hands.
- Also, dust your surface and rolling pin with some flour as needed. You can sprinkle flour over a spatula and use that to transfer the biscuit dough to the air fryer.
- Make sure that the biscuits do not touch each other in the air fryer so that they can brown evenly on all sides.
How To Serve Air Fryer Biscuits
A warm, flaky biscuit is delicious with just butter and jam, or you could make a full meal with biscuits and gravy. Mix up a quick batch of biscuits to serve with Air Fryer Sausage Patties or make Bacon from the Oven.
Why limit biscuits to just breakfast, though? These tasty round biscuits are the best complement to a rich, savory soup. Try serving fresh, warm biscuits with a chicken pot pie soup, Comforting Creamy Potato Soup, or something similar.
Storing and Reheating
If, by chance, you resisted devouring the entire batch of biscuits, you can keep the leftovers a couple of different ways!
Refrigerate leftover biscuits or freeze them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. After they freeze, transfer them to a freezer bag so you can reheat one at a time.
Reheated in the air fryer from the fridge or frozen at 300℉ until warmed through.
Easy Homemade Air Fryer Biscuits
Equipment
- biscuit cutter, or glass
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 4 tablespoons very cold salted butter
- 1/2 cup milk
Instructions
- Preheat air fryer to 325 ℉
- Mix together dry ingredients for biscuits
- Cut 3 tablespoons of butter into tiny pieces and then work them into dry ingredients using a fork until evenly combined
- Add milk and combine into a dough
- If dough is still really sticky, add flour (1 tablespoon at a time) until you can touch dough without it sticking to your fingers
- Place dough on a floured surface and roll it out to about 1/2 inch thick
- Use biscuit cutter to cut dough into 4-5 individual biscuits (I used a juice glass)
- Spray bottom of air fryer basket with nonstick spray
- Add biscuits and cook for 6-8 minutes until they just turn golden on top
- Melt remaining 1 tablespoon of butter
- Top biscuits with melted butter
- Continue cooking for 3-5 more minutes until lightly browned and cooked through
Notes
- Refrigerate leftover biscuits for up to 3 days, or freeze for up to 3 months.
- Freeze on parchment paper, then transfer to a freezer-safe bag.
- Reheat biscuits in the air fryer from the fridge or frozen at 300℉ until warmed through.
- Make sure the biscuits have space between them in the air fryer so that they brown evenly.
Air Fryer Biscuits FAQs
- Can frozen biscuits be cooked in the air fryer? Yes, you can cook frozen biscuits – or reheat previously cooked frozen biscuits – in the air fryer. Preheat the air fryer to 300℉ or per package directions and cook until warmed through or slightly golden.
- Can parchment paper be used in the air fryer when making biscuits? You can add parchment paper to the bottom of the air fryer, but it’s best to poke some holes in it to maintain airflow. Or, you can purchase parchment sheets specifically designed for the air fryer basket.
- Can you make canned biscuits in the air fryer? If you want to skip mixing up the dough, you can make canned biscuits as a shortcut. Follow package directions for temperature and cooking time requirements.
- Can this recipe be made in the oven? To adapt this recipe for the oven, prepare the ingredients as directed. Then, bake the biscuits at 350℉ degrees for about 10 minutes or until lightly browned.