Baking powder biscuits are often forgotten, but I think they deserve some attention.

Gluten-free baking has become so popular, you often forget about simple, classic, flour-based recipes like baking powder biscuits.

But warm out of the oven, these biscuits are irresistible. Melt-in-your-mouth.

These buttermilk baking powder drop biscuits are also super cheap to make. About $1.50 for 9 or 10 biscuits.

And they’re easy to make and hard to screw up, if you follow a few recipe tips:

Baking Tips

Overworking the dough – even just a little bit – can make the biscuits tough. Which is why this method of biscuit making – the drop method – is so great.

Instead of rolling out the dough, you simply take a glob of it and drop it on the pan. Hence drop biscuits.

The dough is mixed just until it comes together – no more.

And the biscuits turn out just how you like them: Soft and flaky on the inside, with a nice crunch on the outside.

Flavor option: If you want a flavored biscuit, add one or all of the following:

A tablespoon (or more) of packed fresh chopped parsley and/or chives

A teaspoon of garlic powder

1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese

How To Serve Baking Powder Biscuits

As the bread component of the ultimate breakfast sandwich

As the base of biscuits and gravy

As a base of a ham biscuit, with a slice of cheese and mustard

Served warm with butter and jelly

As an accompaniment for Hungarian mushroom soup, slow-cooker pork and lager stew or another soup

Served alongside a salad

Go ahead, try these for yourself. They’re cheap, they’re easy – so there’s really nothing to lose.