A friend recently asked me if I had a recipe for a biscuit recipe similar to the biscuits served at Red Lobster.  There are all sorts of copycat Red Lobster biscuits on the internet.   I’ve used some of the standard copycat recipes for years but thought I’d try something a little different this time.  Most of the copycat recipes use baking mixes which work just fine but I thought I’d try something a little more from scratch.  Even those these biscuits are from “scratch” they are just as easy as many of the other copycat recipes and come together fast!  The best thing is that they are “drop” biscuits so you don’t need to roll out the dough and cut out the biscuits.  You just spoon the dough right onto your baking sheet.

Make sure you mix all the dry ingredients together well before adding the other ingredients.

Using a fork or pastry cutter, cut the butter into the flour mixture until it gets crumbly.  You can use shortening instead of butter or half butter/half shortening.  I think next time I may try half/half.

When you add the milk, mix the dough JUST until it’s combined.  Do not overmix or you’ll get tough biscuits.

I like to lightly brush the tops of the biscuits before they go into the oven, then again when they’re done baking and still warm.

These biscuits are light and fluffy and a great buttery taste!  Are they exactly like Red Lobster’s biscuits?  Hard to say, but they are definitely good!