Butter Swim Biscuits 🧈

If you’ve never had Butter Swim Biscuits before, you’re in for a treat! These biscuits are soft, fluffy, buttery, and baked in melted butter, creating perfectly golden edges with a tender center.

This was our first time making Butter Swim Biscuits, and while we followed a recipe, we made a few adjustments along the way. We weren’t completely sure about the amounts for the baking powder, sugar, and salt, so we trusted our instincts—and they still turned out delicious!

Ingredients

• 2½ cups all-purpose flour
• 4 tsp baking powder (Original recipe)
• 1 tbsp granulated sugar (Original recipe)
• 2 tsp kosher salt (Original recipe)
• ½ cup butter, cubed
  
  
• We used salted butter instead of unsalted butter.
• 1¾ cups low-fat or whole buttermilk, room temperature

What We Used

Instead of the original measurements, we used:

• 3 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp sugar
• A pinch of salt
• Salted butter instead of unsalted butter

They still baked up soft, fluffy, and buttery!

Directions

1. Preheat your oven to 450°F.
2. Mix all of the dry ingredients together in a large bowl.
3. Add the buttermilk and mix until just combined.
4. Melt the butter and pour it into your baking dish.
5. Gently spread the biscuit dough over the melted butter and cut into squares as pictured in the video. As the biscuits bake, the butter surrounds the dough—this is what gives Butter Swim Biscuits their signature crispy, buttery edges.
6. Bake at 450°F for 20–25 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown and the centers are fully cooked.

Our Tip

We forgot to set a timer, so instead of watching the clock, we watched the biscuits! We pulled them out once the edges were beautifully golden and the centers looked done. Every oven bakes a little differently, so keep an eye on them during the last few minutes.

Serving Suggestions

These Butter Swim Biscuits are delicious with:

• Butter
• Honey
• Jam or jelly
• Sausage gravy
• Fried chicken
• Soup or chili
• Breakfast sandwiches

Huston Sisters Tip ❤️

Don’t stress about making everything perfect. Cooking is all about learning, making small adjustments, and enjoying the process. If your biscuits come out golden on the outside and soft on the inside, you’ve done it right!