Gluten Free Biscuits

These easy and simple Gluten Free Biscuits are a gluten free version of my mom’s biscuits. These buttery, flaky, fluffy gluten free biscuits are everything you want in a biscuit!
My mom has always made the best biscuits ever. They’re flaky, they’ve got a little bit of crunch to the bottom and they taste amazing.
No, they’re not southern biscuits. We’re New Englanders so you won’t find a southern biscuit here. But these do not disappoint.
However, when my mom went gluten-free a few years ago, she stopped making these biscuits. Basically, she was punishing us. Just kidding.
She really did stop making them, just not to punish us. I’m just a tad bit dramatic…These days, she’ll occasionally make her regular version of them for us gluten-eaters and she uses a gluten free box mix to make biscuits for herself and my husband.
But, since Adam missed my mom’s regular biscuits so much, I’ve started using her recipe to make them gluten-free.

INGREDIENTS:

• 6 tablespoons Butter, Cubed and cold
• 1 teaspoon Xanthan Gum
• 3/4 cup Milk
• 2 cups All-Purpose Gluten Free Flour
• 1 teaspoon Fine Sea Salt
• 2 1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Preheat the oven to 425°F.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, xanthan gum, salt and baking powder. Use a pastry cutter to cut the butter into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse cornmeal.
3. Stir in the milk until incorporated. You may need an additional 1-2 tablespoons of milk to insure all the flour is moistened. Form the dough into a ball and knead about 10 times in the bowl.
4. Roll the dough out on a floured board to desired thickness (biscuits will not rise much while baking). I roll the dough to about 1 ½ - 2 inches thick. Use a 2 inch biscuit cutter to cut the biscuits. Gently re-roll dough as needed.
5. Place biscuits on an ungreased baking sheet and refrigerate for 30 minutes (uncovered) before baking. You can also make the dough a few hours ahead of time and leave refrigerated until ready to bake.
6. After 30 minutes chilling, bake 12-15 minutes or until done (cooking time will depend on thickness of the biscuit). Serve warm.
7. Store leftovers in an air-tight container or bag overnight or freeze.