Easy Buttermilk Air Fryer Biscuits
These Easy Buttermilk Air Fryer Biscuits are so soft and fluffy on the inside and crispy on the outside. The dough is easy to prepare and bakes up quickly in your air fryer!
Equipment
- air fryer
- biscuit cutter
- Silpat baking mat
- large fork and spoon
- measuring cups and spoons
- pastry blender
- pastry brush
Ingredients
- 2 cups (240g) all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 cup (127g) unsalted butter (cold) + 2 tablespoons (melted)
- 3/4 cup (168g) buttermilk
Instructions
- Preheat your air fryer to 400° F for 3-5 minutes.
- While your air fryer is preheating, add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar to a medium-sized mixing bowl.
- Whisk together until combined.
- Cut up cold butter into tablespoons and add to the flour mixture.
- Using a pastry blender or your fingers, blend the butter into the flour mixture.
- Blend until the butter is broken down into course crumbs the size of peas.
- With a large spoon, make a well into the middle of the flour mixture.
- Pour the buttermilk into the well.
- Mix batter together with a large fork until just blended. Do not overmix.
- Sprinkle flour onto a Silpat or your counter.
- Turn dough onto Silpat or counter. Knead together with your hands about six turns. Be careful not to knead too much.
- Pat into a rectangle.
- Fold the left side of the dough over to the middle. Then fold the right side of the dough over to the middle like a letter. Turn the dough horizontal. Carefully pat dough down into another rectangle and fold again.
- Pat the dough into a final rectangle and use a floured rolling pin to roll dough to 3/4 inches thick. (If you don't have a rolling pin, you can use your hands to pat into the shape and size needed.)
- Using a 3-inch biscuit cutter, press into the dough and down, without rotating the cutter.
- You should be able to make about 4 biscuits.
- Roll or pat dough again into a small rectangle 3/4 inches thick.
- Cut 2 more biscuits. (You will have some dough left to possibly make one more small biscuit.)
- Place biscuits into your preheated air fryer so they are not touching. I was able to fit four at a time. (If you have trouble with sticking, you can add some parchment paper to the basket or spray some nonstick cooking spray on it.)
- Set air fryer to bake biscuits for about 8-10 minutes until they are golden brown. (As some air fryers are different, you may need to start checking the biscuits at 6 minutes and bake longer from there.)
- Melt the last two tablespoons of butter in a microwave-safe bowl for about 12-second increments and brush onto biscuits.
- Air fry remaining biscuits and brush with butter. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
The biscuits are usually best enjoyed the day they are made, but you can store them for up to 2 days in an airtight container or sealed food storage bag.
They can be frozen for up to 3 months in an airtight container or sealed food storage bag.
Calorie content is based off of one biscuit.