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COPYCAT KFC BISCUITS

Ready in 20 minutes these COPYCAT KFC BISCUITS are light and flaky, you will love these with jam, gravy or more butter.  

These Copycat KFC Biscuits are a super simple, delicious side for any meal of the day! They’re incredibly easy to make and are perfect for meals year round! I personally am partial to a nice hot biscuit on a cold winter morning during the holidays, but the best thing about these biscuits is that they’re so easy, you can have them whenever you want!

stack of biscuits

I am a huge sucker for breakfast, it is actually my favorite meal of the day. One of my favorites is homemade biscuits and gravy, with sausage and eggs! Yum. I am drooling just thinking about it. I mean check out the flaky layers.

COPYCAT KFC BISCUITS flaky closeup

These are the best biscuits that will ever come from your kitchen and they are so easy to make. These taste just like the biscuits from KFC but better because they are homemade.

I got this recipe, 12 years ago, but didn’t actually make it until 8 years ago. Since then I have never, ever made a breakfast that used frozen or refrigerated biscuits, as these are just as easy. Now, I can’t say we haven’t ever had those…store bought ones….my husband uses them when he is in charge. Needless to say, the kids have deemed me the biscuit champion.

 

I hope you enjoy this recipe for COPYCAT KFC BISCUITS just as much as we have.
And while you are checking out this recipe, I have included a collection of some of the most amazing bread, scones and biscuits recipes. You have got to check it out, mouthwatering, no carb-dieting recipes that range from sweet to savory. Enjoy! XOXO San

 Copycat KFC Biscuits close up

How do you make easy biscuits?

Preheat the oven to 415 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

In a medium mixing bowl sift together flour, baking powder, sugar, cream of tartar and salt.

Using a pastry blender, your hands, or a knife and fork, cut in the butter until the flour resembles coarse crumbs.

Add the milk and stir with a fork until the mixture comes together.

On a lightly floured surface pull out the dough and knead until it is smooth.

Roll out dough until it is ½ inch thick.

Cut out dough using a 3-inch biscuit butter, or you can cut into squares.

With remaining dough, reform and roll out to ½ inch and repeat until all the dough is used and made into biscuits.

Arrange biscuit dough on prepared baking sheet, and bake for 10-12 minutes, or until risen and a golden brown.

Serve immediately, or set on counter or serving dish until ready to serve.

biscuits on a pan

My favorite kitchen items to use to make these COPYCAT KFC BISCUITS.

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PASTRY BLENDER: If I mention getting this item in the post than to me it is a necessity. You could also substitute this kitchen item using two table forks but that just takes more time and does not get the same consistency as a pastry blender does.

BISCUIT CUTTER: Having this in your kitchen is not only great for these biscuits but as well as roll-out sugar cookies. I love the ruffled edges for biscuits and the smooth edge for cookies, so I prefer a biscuit cutter that has both and you can use each side. Having a variety of sizes is nice as well, especially if you still have some little ones around these are great for playdough.

MEASURING CUPS: nothing beats a good set of measuring cups that last a long time. I love metal measuring cups because of their durability.

MIXING BOWLS (METAL): I love having a variety of sizes of mixing bowls. From small to large, I find that having at least 3 bowls of different sizes has been essential in my kitchen. For this biscuit recipe and a few others, I actually prefer using metal over glass because of the stickiness of the dough.

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KFC Copycat Biscuits

 

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Copycat KFC Biscuits
Prep Time
8 mins
Cook Time
12 mins
Total Time
20 mins
 

Ready minutes these COPYCAT KFC BISCUITS are light and flaky with layers of buttery dough, you will love these with jam, gravy or more butter.

Servings: 10
Calories: 186 kcal
Author: Sandra
Ingredients
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons white granulated sugar
  • ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup chilled butter salted
  • 2/3 cup milk
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 415 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. In a medium mixing bowl sift together flour, baking powder, sugar, cream of tartar and salt.

  3. Using a pastry blender, your hands, or a knife and fork, cut in the butter until the flour resembles coarse crumbs.
  4. Add the milk and stir with a fork until the mixture comes together. On a lightly floured surface pull out the dough and knead until it is smooth.
  5. Roll out dough until it is ½ inch thick. Cut out dough using a 3 inch biscuit butter, or you can cut into squares. With remaining dough, reform and roll out to ½ inch and repeat until all the dough is used and made into biscuits.
  6. Arrange biscuit dough on prepared baking sheet, and bake for 10-12 minutes, or until risen and a golden brown.

  7. Serve immediately, or set on counter or serving dish until ready to serve.
Recipe Notes

recipe from Shauna Robinson, friend of a friend, of a friend of a friend, of my grandma’s

Nutrition Facts
Copycat KFC Biscuits
Amount Per Serving
Calories 186 Calories from Fat 81
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9g 14%
Saturated Fat 6g 30%
Cholesterol 26mg 9%
Sodium 205mg 9%
Potassium 194mg 6%
Total Carbohydrates 21g 7%
Sugars 1g
Protein 3g 6%
Vitamin A 6.2%
Calcium 7.7%
Iron 7%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 

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  1. Jessica (Savory Experiments) says

    January 19, 2015 at 7:45 am

    My favorite part of going to KFC is surely the biscuits! Thanks and I can’t wait to try!

    Reply
  2. Mandy @Mandy's Recipe Box says

    January 19, 2015 at 9:40 am

    I love KFC’s dang biscuits. I need to try these!

    Reply
  3. Cathy @ Our Mini Family says

    January 19, 2015 at 11:20 am

    OH copycat KFC? Yes please! Pinning this for later 😀

    Reply
  4. Melanie says

    January 19, 2015 at 11:28 am

    I have never made homemade biscuits before, but I love KFC ones so I need to try this!

    Reply
    • Abigail says

      April 9, 2017 at 9:37 pm

      Did they taste like KFC biscuit

      Reply
      • Caz says

        January 16, 2019 at 12:42 am

        Tried these. Very happy with the results. They rise well and taste great. Not sure about KFC biscuits but these are good.

        Reply
  5. Meagan says

    January 19, 2015 at 12:40 pm

    These look so light and fluffy! Yum! I love biscuits and these would be a great addition to our dinner table.

    Reply
  6. Stephanie Keeping says

    January 19, 2015 at 3:01 pm

    I love KFC Biscuits! They are so yummy!

    Reply
  7. Emily @ Love, Pasta and a Tool Belt says

    January 19, 2015 at 3:05 pm

    I love KFC’s biscuits so I need to try these asap. Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day too!

    Reply
  8. Reesa Lewandowski says

    January 19, 2015 at 4:55 pm

    Those look so good. I am always searching for a good biscuit recipe for the morning. I love how quick this is too!

    Reply
  9. Britney says

    January 19, 2015 at 9:05 pm

    That is totally awesome! I love those biscuits!

    Reply
  10. Emily says

    January 19, 2015 at 9:33 pm

    wow!! I’m drooling just looking at the photos!! I think I need to make these with dinner tonight ;o) YUM!!!! pinning.

    Reply
  11. Yvonne [Tried and Tasty] says

    January 19, 2015 at 10:32 pm

    I love KFC biscuits – they are so addictive!

    Reply
    • Christine says

      August 16, 2017 at 5:14 pm

      Are they southern biscuits

      Reply
  12. Debi @ Life Currents says

    January 20, 2015 at 9:22 am

    I love biscuits! And these look great! I used to eat those ones from KFC, but haven’t had any in years! Thanks for the recipe.

    Reply
  13. Britni says

    January 20, 2015 at 9:47 am

    Thank you for this! Been craving KFC biscuits for quite some time now.

    Reply
  14. Debra says

    January 20, 2015 at 10:38 am

    My husband would love these so much! Yum!

    Reply
  15. Kitty says

    January 24, 2015 at 8:17 pm

    KFC biscuits make THE BEST strawberry shortcake biscuits!

    Reply
  16. food recipe says

    July 13, 2015 at 9:58 pm

    my Husband made these KFC biscuits last night. it turn out great! it tastes delicious!!! will make it again! thanks for sharing.

    Warm Regard’s
    Amy whincester

    Reply
  17. Nancy says

    January 23, 2016 at 4:27 pm

    Made these tonight and they were awesome!

    Reply
  18. Debbie says

    April 23, 2016 at 9:38 am

    I made these this am. They were delicious! However, they didn’t rise very well. I think I may have over kneaded? This was my first time, so I didn’t expect perfection. Very good, easy recipe and will make these again.

    Reply
  19. Margie Morgan says

    June 5, 2016 at 10:09 pm

    I really like the biscuit recipe. I love biscuits anytime, not just in the morning. Can’t wait to try these. Thanks for the recipe.

    Reply
  20. Shyanna says

    September 6, 2016 at 9:56 am

    What happens when we have no cream tarter

    Reply
  21. Ex KFC Head Cook says

    September 20, 2016 at 1:23 am

    Hate to break it to y’all but this isn’t KFC’s biscuit recipe at all. I personally worked at KFC as head cook. Of course I made them 20 pans at a time, so I don’t know the small batch breakdown, but long story short.

    1-5lb bag White Lily Self Rising Flour, (often purchased from a local grocery store when stock ran out before delivery truck came)
    1-pre measured tube of Crisco Shortening, Amount forgotten
    1/2gal buttermilk.
    extra flour for rolling.
    Buttery flavored oil (after baking)

    First 3 ingredients dumped into a very large hobart stand mixer with dough hook. set to low speed for 5 minutes. on a floured cutting board with 1/2″ removable lip, scoop very generous amount of dough. Lightly flour dough and fold 8 times. pick up dough ball, lightly flour board again, then return dough to board and lightly flour, then roll out using board lip as uniform thickness guide and cut. 24 biscuits (4×6 all sides touching) cut and placed on a parchment paper lined baking pan, and put in a fridge to chill until needed. Baked in a preheated 375* convection oven till golden brown. Once done, biscuits pulled and brushed generously with “Buttery flavored oil” and served.

    Reply
  22. Thomas says

    March 27, 2017 at 5:59 pm

    Makin’ em now

    Reply
  23. Sandy says

    April 13, 2017 at 1:59 am

    I was very excited to try this as I love KFC biscuits. Mine did not come out light and fluffy at all and took much longer to start to brown. Is 415º the correct temperature? I’ve never had a recipe that used that temperature before

    Reply
  24. Kara says

    August 11, 2017 at 11:15 am

    Your post mentions a favorite breakfast of biscuits and gravy… do you have a recipe posted for the gravy that you serve with this? I’d love to try it!

    Reply
  25. Megan @ Megunprocessed says

    August 14, 2017 at 2:23 pm

    Homemade biscuits are the best!  

    Reply
  26. amber says

    November 25, 2018 at 6:56 am

    Just made these, good rise, and crisp. The baking powder taste sticks to your tongue. Needs a touch more sugar and a top brush of egg or milk to brown. Does not taste like KFC though

    Reply
  27. Alicia Taylor says

    November 30, 2018 at 7:50 am

    I made these following the recipe exactly except for cream of tartar. I substitute 1 tsp lemon juice into the milk and let sit no longer than 2 mintes (it makes buttermilk but curdles quickly). I learned that trick from my grandmother since I never had buttermilk on hand. The other difference between these and the southern biscuits my grandma made is she used crisco instead of butter, no sugar, and a higher oven temp (using top rack). I like how the KFC copycats turned out with butter and sugar, however I ended up scorching the bottoms before the tops started browning with my oven rack at the very top. I will try 425 next time but keep the KFC copycat ingredients. I would rate this recipe 4.5 stars as my only criticism is the oven temp, which is a small issue and variable by altitude. Also pregrating and freezing the butter is a good tip because cold butter is very difficult to cut even with a pastry cutter. Another option would be to use warmer butter, but refrigerate the sheet of biscuit dough before cooking, like KFC does. Of course cooking time would need to be adjusted for the cold dough. Thank you for this recipe.

    Reply

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