Name: Butter Swim Biscuits
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 4 teaspoons baking powder; 1 tablespoon sugar; 2 teaspoons salt; 2 cups buttermilk; 1/2 cup butter ((melted))

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These Butter Swim Biscuits are biscuits baked in cake or casserole pan covered in butter to form a crispy crust with a super soft biscuit underneath the crust. These are perfect for breakfast.

Butter Swim Biscuits in white casserole dish.

These Butter Swim Biscuits are a baked buttermilk biscuit that is “swimming” in butter. They are great breakfast option and goes great with eggs and bacon! I serve these biscuits with some nice preserves.

These biscuits are super buttery and flaky. They have a crispy crust and a soft inside. I love these. Serve them at breakfast or brunch, everyone will enjoy them.

How to make Butter Swim Biscuits:
Ingredient Notes:
Directions:
Tips for making these biscuits:
How to store the biscuits:
What to serve with Butter Swim Biscuits:
Try some of my other favorite recipes:
Butter Swim Biscuits Recipe

How to make Butter Swim Biscuits:

These biscuits are simple to make. Make a typical buttermilk biscuit mix.

Then you cover the batter in melted butter and bake to golden perfection.

ingredients for the butter swim biscuits.

Ingredient Notes:

All-Purpose Flour
Baking Powder
Sugar: Regular white table sugar.
Salt
Buttermilk: A fermented dairy drink that you can find in the dairy section of your store.
Butter: Unsalted and melted.

serving of the butter swim biscuits on a spatula.

Directions:

Step One: Start by preheating your oven to 400 degrees F.

Step Two: Add flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt to a mixing bowl and whisk.

mixing the dry ingredients together in a glass bowl.

Step Three: Pour buttermilk into your dry ingredients and gently mix making sure not to over mix.

making the dough for the butter swim biscuits.

Step Four – Pour melted butter into an 8×8 casserole dish.

melted butter in the bottom of the baking dish.

Step Four continued – Spoon in dough and spread our evenly. Before baking use a butter knife to cut into 3 rows of squares.

biscuit dough in the casserole dish prepared for baking.

Step Five – Bake for 25-27 minutes or until golden brown.

Allow to rest 5-10 minutes before serving.

Butter Swim Biscuits baked in pan and sliced.

Tips for making these biscuits:

Watch your butter! Make sure when melting the butter, you watch to not burn it. The key to this recipe is having rich golden melted butter.
Do not overmix the batter. Overmixing the batter will result in a lot of air getting into the dough. This will cause the biscuit to not be as light and fluffy on the inside.
Do not over bake. With the butter in the pan, over-baking could result in burning the biscuits as well. You want that golden brown color, and if you pull them out of the over a tad early, they will still bake in the pan.

slice of the butter swim biscuits on a spatula.

How to store the biscuits:

Once the biscuits are cooled you can store them in a Ziplock baggie or an air-tight container.

These biscuits will last about 5-7 days after baking.

Warm them up in the microwave for about 30 seconds before serving again.

closeup of a slice of the butter swim biscuits.

What to serve with Butter Swim Biscuits:

I love serving these biscuits for breakfast.

I’ll make some scrambled eggs and bacon to serve with this. Put some jam on the biscuits and enjoy!

Try some of my other favorite recipes:

Biscuits and Gravy Casserole – One of my favorite breakfast baked all into a casserole. This Biscuits and Gravy Casserole is made with an amazing sausage gravy bottom layer and topped with biscuit pieces and baked.

Sausage Egg Breakfast Braid – If it’s not morning you are about to wish it was! This super simple Sausage Egg Breakfast Braid is a breakfast speciality in our house. Sausage, eggs and cheese wrapped in a flaky crust will have you loving breakfast.

Monkey Bread – This recipe is so simple and so good! I used canned biscuit dough and lots of butter for this classic Monkey Bread recipe.

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