Spelt Buttermilk Biscuits

No more dense, whole grain bricks posing as biscuits, these Spelt Biscuits are fluffy with a great texture and delicious flavor!

Prep time: PT10M

Cook time: PT10M

Total time: PT20M

Rating

4.96 stars (49 reviews)

Spelt Biscuits, Whole Wheat Biscuits

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in a mixing bowl. Add the butter and use your hands or a pastry cutter to incorporate the butter into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse sand. Add the buttermilk and stir just until the flour and buttermilk comes together.Turn the dough out onto a floured work surface. Knead about 10-15 times, be careful not to over-knead or the biscuits won't rise properly and will be dense. Flatten the dough into a 1-inch thick rectangle. Use a biscuit or round cookie cutter to cut biscuits out of the dough. Carefully bring the scraps together and cut biscuits out of the remaining dough.Bake the biscuits on a non-stick or lined cookie sheet for 10-12 minutes. Enjoy while warm.Makes six 3-inch biscuits

Elizabeth on 2026-07-02 (5 stars):
THESE WERE AMAZING!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
Towers on 2026-02-15 (5 stars):
Great nutty and flaky biscuits. They even rose. Pretty simple and straight forward recipe. I used apple cider vinegar as I didn't have buttermilk.
Martha on 2025-05-31 (5 stars):
WOW are these GOOD! I'm new to spelt flour, trying to eat healthier. Yay healthy biscuits can taste DELICIOUS!
Gladi on 2025-03-26 (5 stars):
I love this recipe and has become my favorite! ( My husbands, too) I use sprouted spelt flour. sometimes instead of salt, I use dried herbs.
Veronika Hanson-Pitkoff on 2024-01-17 (5 stars):
I love this recipe. I use sprouted spelt since I'm pre-diabetic. Due to hand tremors, I freeze my butter for 20 min, then use a cheese grater... and this recipe really does produce a nice flaky biscuit 😋
David on 2021-06-03 (5 stars):
Your recipe sounds delicious. Do you use the middle rack for baking them?