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83 February 21, 2016 30 Minute Recipes

20 Minute Flaky Whole Wheat Biscuits

These Flaky Whole Wheat Biscuits are tender and are made with wholesome ingredients, making them guilt free. Plus they require one bowl and take only 2o minutes! These biscuits will be a family favorite for sure!

These Flaky Whole Wheat Biscuits are tender and are made with wholesome ingredients, making them guilt free. Plus they require one bowl and take only 2o minutes! These biscuits will be a family favorite for sure!
These Flaky Whole Wheat Biscuits are tender and are made with wholesome ingredients, making them guilt free. Plus they require one bowl and take only 2o minutes! These biscuits will be a family favorite for sure!

These Flaky Whole Wheat Biscuits are tender and are made with wholesome ingredients, making them guilt free. Plus they require one bowl and take only 2o minutes! These biscuits will be a family favorite for sure!

Weekends are for carb loading.

Amiright?

These Flaky Whole Wheat Biscuits are tender and are made with wholesome ingredients, making them guilt free. Plus they require one bowl and take only 2o minutes! These biscuits will be a family favorite for sure!

What is it about weekends that I want all the beautiful carbs? From happy hour bruschetta on Fridays, to margaritas with endless chips and queso, to Sunday mornings filled with all the gooey cinnamon rolls and all the tender, flaky biscuits possible. What is it about carbs that just make a girl giddy?

These Flaky Whole Wheat Biscuits are tender and are made with wholesome ingredients, making them guilt free. Plus they require one bowl and take only 2o minutes! These biscuits will be a family favorite for sure!

Growing up, there was always a carb on our dinner table. Most of the time, we had the pillsbury dough boy to thank for that; but every now and then, it was my Mom’s homemade Italian bread. Those dinners started my love affair of bread and butter. Or butta, if you will.

The steaming, tender biscuits and croissants was where my little hands went first. And kept going back for. Thank goodness I had a sky high metabolism because I surely ate my weight in carbs. And ice cream…

Now that I run my own kitchen, our dinners aren’t graced with carby goodness most evenings unless we have guests. We are fancy like that. So when the holiday’s approached, I wanted to step up my biscuit game and forgo the prepackage biscuits that I was believed that was all I could handle. Boy was I wrong.

These Flaky Whole Wheat Biscuits are tender and are made with wholesome ingredients, making them guilt free. Plus they require one bowl and take only 2o minutes! These biscuits will be a family favorite for sure!

Why did I think making biscuits was difficult? I am kicking myself for not making them sooner in life. I have seriously been missing out.

These babies:

Have crispy exteriors.

Super soft, tender layers.

Oh so flaky.

Slightly buttery.

Wholesome.

Nutty.

Stupid easy and quick to make.

And are perfect spread with a bit of jelly, peanut butter or with your sandwich favs!

These Flaky Whole Wheat Biscuits are tender and are made with wholesome ingredients, making them guilt free. Plus they require one bowl and take only 2o minutes! These biscuits will be a family favorite for sure!

I went with whole wheat flour here to make them a bit more heart healthy and guilt free. They are slightly nutty due to the whole wheat flour. They puff up wonderfully making them the ideal way to start your day, end your day and just get you through the day!

Now, just slather a bit of butta on that biscuit and call it good!

These Flaky Whole Wheat Biscuits are tender and are made with wholesome ingredients, making them guilt free. Plus they require one bowl and take only 2o minutes! These biscuits will be a family favorite for sure!

Tools I used to make this recipe:

  • Kitchen Aid
  • Baking Sheet
  • Biscuit Cutters

20 Minute Flaky Whole Wheat Biscuits

These Flaky Whole Wheat Biscuits are tender and are made with wholesome ingredients, making them guilt free. Plus they require one bowl and take only 2o minutes! These biscuits will be a family favorite for sure!

10 minPrep Time

10 minCook Time

20 minTotal Time

Yields 11

Author:

Megan

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) cold butter
  • 1 cup unsweetened almond milk (or milk of choice)

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
  2. In a stand mixer with paddle attachment or a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Mix well with a whisk or fork.
  3. Cut the butter into little small pieces and sprinkle over the flour mixture.
  4. Mix the flour and butter together until the butter resembles coarse crumbs.
  5. Add the milk and mix together just until combined, being careful not to overmix. Knead the dough with your hands 8 to 10 times, then turn the dough out onto a floured counter or cutting board.
  6. Pat the dough out flat with your hands until it’s about 1/2 inch thick. If the dough sticks to your fingers, sprinkle a little flour on the top and bottom. If it’s too dry (not holding together), add a splash or two of milk or water.
  7. Using a cookie/biscuit cutter or upside-down drinking glass, cut out biscuit rounds. (I used a 2 5/8 inch cutter.) Gently press together the remaining dough and continue to cut biscuits, making sure not to handle the dough too much. (I yielded 11 biscuits. So you may have one leftover to munch on!)
  8. Place the biscuits on an parchment lined baking sheet and bake for 9 to 11 minutes, or until lightly browned. (If using a bigger biscuit cutter, you will need to bake for longer.)

Notes

*Baking time and number of biscuits yielded will depend on biscuit cutter size used.

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Cinnamon Roll Pull Apart Bread

Dark Chocolate Chunk Banana Bread with Oatmeal Streusel is tender, sweet, filled with dark chocolate chunks and a crunchy, irresistible streusel topping!

Dark Chocolate Chunk Banana Bread with Brown Sugar Oatmeal Crunch

This Fool Proof Homemade Pretzel Bread has a salty and crispy crust with a tender inside! Making it the perfect bread for sandwiches or for dunking into your favorite cheese sauce!

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If you make this recipe, make sure to snap a photo and hashtag it #WITHSALTANDWIT. I’d love to see what you are cooking up in your kitchen!

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Categories: 30 Minute Recipes Tags: biscuits, bread, breads, breakfast, heart healthy, quick, Quick Bread, whole wheat

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  1. Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice says

    February 22, 2016 at 6:01 am

    Weekends are definitely for carb-loading! These biscuits sound so good, Meg! I love that they're ready in just 20 minutes and soft and flaky. My idea of the perfect biscuit!
    Reply
    • Meg says

      February 22, 2016 at 4:33 pm

      So glad we aren't alone! Thanks Gayle!
      Reply
  2. Stephanie says

    February 22, 2016 at 8:58 am

    I can't believe how easy and FAST these are!
    Reply
    • Meg says

      February 22, 2016 at 4:05 pm

      Well thanks Stephanie!
      Reply
  3. Renee - Kudos Kitchen says

    February 22, 2016 at 5:41 pm

    My mom never made homemade biscuits when I was a kid. That little doughboy spent a lot of time around our dinner table. LOL. I love making homemade biscuits but don't do it often enough. Your whole wheat biscuits look wonderfully light and fluffy. I'll have to try your recipe very, very soon.
    Reply
    • Meg says

      February 25, 2016 at 10:24 am

      Glad we weren't the only ones! Thanks Renee!
      Reply
  4. Kristine | Kristine's Kitchen says

    February 22, 2016 at 10:02 pm

    These biscuits look SO good! I've never tried using almond milk in my biscuits but will have to soon! I love that I can make these in 20 minutes - perfect for when a carb craving hits!
    Reply
    • Meg says

      February 25, 2016 at 10:24 am

      It works perfectly! Thanks Kristine!
      Reply
  5. Megan Keno says

    February 23, 2016 at 12:28 am

    20 minutes? Whole wheat? I love these!
    Reply
    • Meg says

      February 25, 2016 at 10:24 am

      Thanks so much Megan!
      Reply
  6. Carrie @Frugal Foodie Mama says

    February 23, 2016 at 6:58 am

    Love that these are whole wheat & that they only take 20 minutes to make! :) They look delicious.
    Reply
    • Meg says

      February 25, 2016 at 10:23 am

      Winners right?! Thanks Carrie!
      Reply
  7. Malinda @ Countryside Cravings says

    February 23, 2016 at 12:51 pm

    I am all about the carbs!!!! Wishing I had a plateful of these delicious biscuits right now!! YUM!
    Reply
    • Meg says

      February 23, 2016 at 4:42 pm

      Glad I am not alone! Thanks Malinda!
      Reply
  8. Cookin Canuck says

    February 24, 2016 at 3:41 pm

    How awesome that you were able to achieve a perfectly flaky biscuit with whole wheat flour. These looks wonderful!
    Reply
    • Meg says

      February 24, 2016 at 6:20 pm

      Oh why thank you!!
      Reply
  9. Christi says

    January 13, 2018 at 8:53 am

    I tried to make these and followed the recipe to a t but the dough came out very liquidy,more like a batter instead of a dough. Couldn’t even knead it. Thoughts how how I went wrong?
    Reply
    • Meg says

      January 13, 2018 at 5:21 pm

      I'm sorry to hear they didn't work out! Sounds like too much liquid was added or not enough flour. I am sorry as I cannot say exactly went wrong without being there but those are my two guesses.
      Reply
  10. Shinika says

    January 29, 2018 at 5:20 pm

    These are amazing! I made almond milk "buttermilk" with vinegar and grated frozen butter into the flour. I baked them for 11 minutes( they were on the bigger side) and they came out nice and fluffy with laaayers!! They are still soft a day later! Will definitely make these again!
    Reply
    • Meg says

      January 30, 2018 at 2:21 pm

      Love hearing that! Now I have a craving for them!!
      Reply
  11. Toni says

    March 15, 2018 at 5:35 pm

    I followed the recipe and also got 11 biscuits. They are approximately 113 calories per biscuit according to Myfitnesspal. I have been experimenting trying to find a good whole wheat biscuit with no luck. These biscuit are flaky and rose nicely as well as being tasty. My search is over!!!! Thank you!!!!
    Reply
    • Meg says

      March 17, 2018 at 6:41 am

      I love hearing that! So glad you enjoyed them!
      Reply
  12. Matt says

    October 13, 2018 at 10:33 pm

    I just made a batch of these.They're really good! I cut the butter in using a food processor and mixed the almond milk in just until wet... I didn't knead the dough.. just folded it over onto itself a few times, and patted it out into a circle about 1/2 inch thick. I used aluminum free baking powder. The whole wheat biscuits I've made in the past were usually pretty dense but these were light and fluffy! Now if you will excuse me... I am going to go eat a couple more while they are still hot...
    Reply
    • Megan Kohrs says

      October 14, 2018 at 10:02 am

      So happy to hear you love them, Matt! Thanks for letting me know! Have a great day and enjoy those biscuits!
      Reply
  13. Suzie Q says

    January 22, 2021 at 4:24 pm

    I don't know what went wrong, but they came out way too bitter, as though I put in too much baking soda, but I followed the recipe exactly.
    Reply
    • Megan Kohrs says

      April 18, 2021 at 1:52 pm

      That was my first thought that maybe too much baking soda. I am sorry they didn't turn out though!
      Reply
  14. Joey says

    June 2, 2022 at 4:45 am

    The recipe looks good, I’m going to try it. But if I have leftover biscuits how do I store them?
    Reply
    • Megan Kohrs says

      September 29, 2022 at 8:31 am

      Store leftover biscuits in the fridge for a few days!
      Reply

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