How to make air fryer biscuits to fluffy are easy and can be made in small batches. You may have enjoyed making frozen biscuits in air fryer but want something from scratch tonight, no worries.
Biscuits in the air fryer are great. We will share how to cook refrigerated, homemade, and ready made Pillsbury frozen rolls in your “magic machine. All are delicious and easy air fryer recipes.
Homemade Air Fryer Biscuits Recipe
If you have your own favorite biscuit recipe then by all means use that. Then we will share the timing and tips below so you can take it from there in case you don’t. In the middle of the two options you can also make fluffy Bisquick biscuits, those would be considered semi-homemade.
This time is focused on how to make them from scratch, that is always best. It’s easier than you may initially have thought but sometimes you only have time for frozen bread dough and I get that. You can certainly thaw those too and use if you are in a hurry. In a Foodi you would use the lid that is attached to “bake” these.
Made with Bisquick
You can use any hot air machine you might have at home. We have a few including a Foodi, Cosori and AirWave too. They all work the same, some just may have a larger basket so you can “bake” more at once. If you love semi-homemade baking there is another tweak you can try too. They are just like the Red Lobster versions you love but way easier Bisquick cheddar bay biscuits recipe, or use a roll of refrigerated.
Why would you bother “baking” this way? Think of the holidays. You have 8 side dishes and a main protein you need to cook. Even if you have a double oven there won’t be room to cook everything all at the same time.
Ingredient Notes
- All purpose flour of course, make sure you are aware of how to measure flour properly first.
- Baking powder will allow them to rise
- Sugar, just a bit will give it a tiny bit of sweetness
- Salt adds a bit of flavor
- Room temperature butter into the mix and some melted butter brushed on the top before heating
As opposed to a loaf of air fryer bread you don’t really need any accessories which is nice. You will need a bowl, flat surface, rolling pin, dough blender and biscuit cutter to shape them though.
How long do I need to cook biscuits in the air fryer?
It depends whether you are making homemade biscuits in air fryer like we share here or refrigerated. Generally you’re looking at 6-10 minutes though depending on their size and thickness. Air frying biscuit dough is a great way to bake without an oven though.
How do I prevent the biscuits from sticking to the air fryer basket?
Lightly spray or grease the air fryer basket with non stick spray. Or line it with parchment paper. This will help the biscuits easily release from the basket once they are cooked.
Tips for Success
I would not use parchment paper for this or anything else in this machine. It inhibits the air flow and doesn’t work right. There’s really no need for it anyway. They shouldn’t stick if you make them this way.
Set air fryer to preheat first before adding any food for best results. It is best to flip them over halfway through that timing so they brown on both sides. From brand to brand they are slightly different sizes so break one in half at the end to check. If a bit sticky in center then add another minute and check again.
This is great for a really quick easy side dish for sure. In the summertime when there is NO way I am heating up my kitchen with the oven on, this is the way I “bake”.
These come out a bit like our fried biscuits texture. Refrigerated styles are a bit stickier but just a tiny bit of non stick spray on the bottom will prevent that. I prefer olive oil spray but that is personal preference. You can buy aerosol or add your own oil to a sprayer.
Air Fryer Biscuits Recipe
Equipment
- 1 air fryer
- 1 Bowl
- 1 cutting board
- 1 Rolling Pin
Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat air fryer to 400 F for 5 minutes.
- In a bowl add flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and stir together. Add the cubed butter and use a fork to smush that in to the flour mixture.
- Pour in your milk and stir until combined. If mix is too dry you can add 1 tsp milk until it is a nice doughy but not sticky consistency.
- Sprinkle a bit of flour on a cutting board. Put dough on top and sprinkle a little flour on top of that, enough for rolling pin to not stick.
- Roll it out flat, then fold it a few times and roll it out again. Use a circle biscuit cutter so each piece is the same thickness. Spray inside of basket so they don't stick.
- Set inside air fryer basket with a bit of space in between each one and brush melted butter on top of each one.
- Cook at 400 F for about 10 minutes. Can flip halfway to brown on both sides. Keep an eye out about minute 8 since thicknesses will vary.
- Break one in half to ensure middle is no longer sticky, and cooked before consuming. Brush melted butter on top when done.
Video
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
What should you serve with biscuits?
I swear by sausage gravy poured over the top of these, but if you want something sweeter than of course some jam or apple butter are what we go with. During the holidays you should set out all the things for added fun.
Here’s another idea. We made frozen rolls in air fryer using frozen Rhodes rolls. The taste is out of this world and SO incredibly fluffy.
Below includes nutritional information with saturated fat, calories, if you use the ingredients listed as is. As for ready made you would need to reference the info. on the back of those packages instead.
Great recipes I will try the biscuits