Homemade Whole Wheat Biscuits

Name: Whole Wheat Biscuits
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour; 1 tablespoon (heaping) baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 6 tablespoons cold butter (chilled or frozen butter); 3/4 cup milk; 3 teaspoons butter (for greasing the sheet pan); 1 Egg (just the egg white); 1 tablespoon granulated sugar; 1 tablespoon water; 2 teaspoons granulated sugar

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by Nancy

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These homemade whole wheat biscuits are delicious served warm and take only 30 minutes to make.

Biscuits and comfort food go hand in hand.

And they’re so good with breakfast, lunch, dinner…and in between.

Homemade biscuits are easier to than you might think to make.

For this recipe, all you need to do is add the ingredients in a bowl, mix, shape and bake the biscuits for 15 minutes.

About this Recipe

The ingredients in this recipe include all-purpose flour, wheat pastry flour and shredded chilled or frozen butter.

The butter needs to be very cold and then it’s shredded using a cheese grater.

Shredding the butter is helpful when cutting it into the flour mixture so the butter isn’t in big lumps.

Once the dough is made, it’s rolled and cut.

Then the biscuit dough rounds are topped with egg wash, a light layer of sugar and baked.

For Serving

These whole wheat biscuits taste great served warm with just butter.

And they taste even better when smothered in Homemade Apple Cinnamon Toast Butter (link to the recipe at the bottom of this post), honey or both.

Let’s check out the ingredients.

Biscuits – All-purpose flour, wheat pastry flour, chilled or butter, milk, baking powder, and salt

Egg Wash – egg (just the egg white), sugar, and water

HOW TO MAKE THIS RECIPE

A printable recipe with the measurements and instructions is located at the bottom of this post.

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.

Grease a sheet pan with butter.

Set aside.

Biscuit Dough

Dry Ingredients:

To a medium size bowl, add all-purpose flour…

…wheat pastry flour…

…baking powder…

…and salt.

Stir or whisk together.

Butter and Milk:

Using a cheese grater…

…shred the cold butter (the butter must be as cold as possible).

To the bowl, add the shredded butter.

Use a fork or pastry cutter (pastry blender), to cut the butter into the flour mixture…

…until crumbly.

Form a well in the middle of the bowl…

…and add milk.

Then,

…stir the flour mixture into the milk, until a dough forms.

Roll and Cut the Biscuit Dough

Sprinkle a light dusting of flour on a cutting board.

Transfer the dough onto the cutting board.

In the picture above, I got a little carried away with “lightly dusting” the cutting board with flour…no need to put that much flour on the cutting board.

Knead the dough a few times.

Then roll it with a rolling pin so that the dough is about an inch thick.

Cut the dough into rounds with a biscuit cutter (or an upside-down drinking glass).

Place the biscuits on the greased sheet pan so that they’re evenly spaced.

Set aside for just a moment while making the egg wash.

Egg Wash

In a small bowl, add the egg white.

The yolk can be discarded.

TIP – Separate the egg white from the yolk by cracking the egg in half, and slowly tilting the half of the egg with the yolk in it toward a small bowl so just the egg white pours out.

Next,

…to the small bowl, add sugar and…

…water.

Whisk together.

Brush the egg wash over the top of the biscuits.

Topping

Sprinkle sugar evenly on the top of each biscuit.

Bake

Bake in a preheated oven (at 425 degrees F.) until the tops of the biscuits are a light golden color (about 12 to 15 minutes).

Serve

Serve warm…

…topped with regular or flavored butter…

…honey,

…or both.

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Whole Wheat Biscuits

Easy homemade wheat biscuits made in just 30 minutes.

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Yield: 6 Servings (makes 6 biscuits)

Prep: 15

Cook: 15

Total: 30

Ingredients

Biscuits:

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1 tablespoon (heaping) baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons cold butter chilled or frozen butter
3/4 cup milk
3 teaspoons butter for greasing the sheet pan

Egg Wash:

1 Egg (just the egg white)
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1 tablespoon water

Topping:

2 teaspoons granulated sugar

Equipment

Sheet pan

Instructions

Preparation:

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
Grease a sheet pan with butter. Set aside.

Biscuit Dough:

Dry Ingredients – In a medium size bowl add all-purpose flour, pastry flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir or whisk together.
Butter – Shred the cold or frozen butter with a cheese grater (the butter must be as cold as possible), and add to the bowl.
Using a fork or pastry cutter (pastry blender) cut the butter into the flour mixture until crumbly.
Milk – Form a well in the middle of the bowl, and add milk. Stir the flour mixture into the milk until a dough forms.

Roll and Cut the Dough:

Sprinkle a light dusting of flour on a cutting board. Transfer the dough onto the cutting board. Knead the dough a few times then roll it with a rolling pin so that it’s about an inch thick.
Using a biscuit cutter (or an upside-down drinking glass), cut the dough into rounds.
Place the biscuits on the greased sheet pan so that they're spaced out evenly. Set aside for just a moment while making the egg wash.

Egg Wash:

In a small bowl, add the egg white. The yolk can be discarded.
To the bowl, add sugar, water, and whisk together. Brush the egg wash over the top of the biscuits.

Topping:

Sprinkle sugar evenly on the top of each biscuit.

Bake:

Bake until the tops of the biscuits are a light golden color (about 12 to 15).

Serve:

Serve warm with butter or delicious Apple Cinnamon Toast Butter or honey.

Notes

TIP:

Separate the egg white from the yolk by cracking the egg in half, and slowly tilting the half of the egg with the yolk in it toward a small bowl so just the egg white pours out.

Author: Nancy@CouponClippingCook

Course: Appetizer, Breakfast, Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Biscuits, Wheat Biscuits

This recipe was originally published on September 18, 2012.

Serving Suggestion

While these whole wheat biscuits taste great served warm with just butter, they taste even better when smothered in this quick and easy “Homemade Apple Cinnamon Toast Butter“.