Here is a classic, fluffy Southern-style Homemade Angel Biscuits recipe — the perfect blend of biscuit + yeast roll, soft, tall, tender, and slightly sweet. They’re called angel biscuits because they bake up light as air. 😇🥐

These are GREAT for breakfast, holiday meals, or making breakfast sandwiches.

😇 HOMEMADE ANGEL BISCUITS

Ingredients (Makes 18–24 biscuits)

Dry Ingredients

5 cups all-purpose flour
⅓ cup sugar
1 tbsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp salt

Fats

½ cup cold unsalted butter, cubed
½ cup shortening (or more butter)

Yeast Mixture

1 packet (2 ¼ tsp) active dry yeast
¼ cup warm water (110°F)
1 tsp sugar

Wet Ingredients

2 cups buttermilk (cold)

🥣 Instructions

1. Activate the yeast

Stir yeast + warm water + 1 tsp sugar.
Let sit 5–10 minutes until foamy.

2. Mix the dry ingredients

In a large bowl whisk:

flour
sugar
baking powder
baking soda
salt

3. Cut in the fats

Add cold butter and shortening to the dry mixture.
Use a pastry cutter or your fingers to cut it in until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs.

Cold fat = flaky biscuits!

4. Add buttermilk + yeast

Stir in the activated yeast mixture.
Add cold buttermilk.
Mix just until the dough comes together — do not overmix.

Dough will be soft and slightly sticky.

5. Rest the dough (important!)

Cover and let the dough rest in the fridge 1–2 hours, or up to overnight
→ This makes the yeast develop flavor and keeps the biscuits tender.

6. Roll + Cut

Turn dough onto a floured surface.
Gently pat or roll to about ¾–1 inch thickness.
Cut with a round cutter (2–3 inches).
Place biscuits close together (touching) on a greased or parchment-lined baking sheet.

7. Rise (optional but recommended)

Let the shaped biscuits sit at room temp 20–30 minutes.
This helps them bake taller and fluffier.

8. Bake

Bake at 400°F (205°C) for 12–15 minutes, until golden on top.

Brush with melted butter immediately after baking.

⭐ Tips for Perfect Angel Biscuits

Keep your butter, shortening, and buttermilk cold.
Resting the dough is the key to their tenderness.
Cut straight down—don’t twist the biscuit cutter.
Place biscuits touching for higher rise.
For extra-soft biscuits, brush with butter before and after baking.

🍯 Serving Ideas

Serve warm with butter, honey, or jam
Use for breakfast sandwiches
Perfect with sausage gravy
Spread with cinnamon butter or honey butter

If you want, I can also give you:
🥐 Angel biscuit cinnamon rolls
🍯 Honey butter angel biscuits
🥛 Freezer-friendly angel biscuits