They’re literally swimming in butter.

Food Styling: Annie Probst.

Serve them on their own or use them as a base forhomemade biscuits and gravy.

butter swim biscuits

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Why Are They Called Butter Swim Biscuits?

Butter swim biscuits get their name from the pool of butter they “swim” in while baked.

Our Test Kitchen recipe testers loved them with a drizzle of honey orstrawberry jam.

baking dish with melted butter

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They would also be delicious filled with bacon, eggs, and cheese for the ultimate breakfast sandwich.

square baking dish, melt butter in the microwave, about 1 minute.

Add Buttermilk

Add buttermilk and stir until combined.

mixing flour in bowl

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Spoon in Dough

Spoon dough atop the melted butter in the baking dish.

Smooth to an even layer.

Bake 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown.

adding milk to flour

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Serve with jam or honey, if desired.

How to Store Butter Swim Biscuits

Cool biscuits completely.

Wrap in the dish and store in the refrigerator up to 3 days.

spooning dough onto melted butter

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Reheat in a 200F oven, 10 minutes or until warm.

To freeze biscuits, transfer biscuits to a freezer container.

Label container and freeze biscuits up to 3 months.

cutting dough

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Thaw and reheat as above.

2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.