Butter Biscuit is a delicious, bakery style biscuit made using flour, butter, salt and sugar. Butter Biscuit is a great accompaniment for tea and could be made at home easily with just 4 ingredients. I have shared Butter Biscuit Recipe with and without oven with step by step pictures and video.
Butter Biscuits are commonly found in petty tea shops, bunk stalls and bakeries. I have tasted it few times in my college canteen too. Here I have attempted to make bakery style butter biscuit with the commonly available ingredients at home.
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About Butter Biscuit
Butter Biscuit also known as Salt Biscuit is a popular and most commonly found biscuits in tea shops. Butter Biscuit and Tea is a match made in bakeries that is craved by many of us to enjoy it at home.
Butter Biscuit varies in texture and taste at different regions – soft, crispier, salt, sweet, etc. The variation in texture is because of the proportion of the butter added & the taste with the proportion of the sugar & salt.
Butter Biscuit as we all know is a common snack at tea shops. I wanted to try these biscuits as gugu is very fond of it. Once when he accompanied his dad to a tea shop, that’s when he tasted these biscuits and he kept reminding me often to try these. And that urged me to try this.
He loved these biscuits so much, they are buttery and so delicious. A very easy to make biscuits with just 4 ingredients. I’ve given option for both oven and without oven – You can choose it as per your preference. So no excuse for those who don’t own a oven ok?!
As I am always requested for oven free baking recipes so thought this is the right time to try it, so more such recipes to come in this space. So stay tuned!
Butter Biscuit Video
I was very happy to see gugu enjoying these and mittu loved it too as she loves all types of homemade biscuits and cookies. I used wheat flour but still the biscuits tasted so good. So I recommend to try and enjoy.
I did couple of iterations to match the taste the Butter Biscuit that Gugu had at tea shop as I had a chance to taste it too as he brought few biscuits back home. I have given this recipe with wheat flour which is closest in taste to bakery biscuits and very easy to make.
Butter Biscuit – With & Without Oven
I had originally made this recipe by baking with oven. There were quiet a number of requests from readers asking for version of butter biscuits without oven! So I have given the Butter Biscuit making in stove top version as well.
Butter Biscuit Ingredients
- Flour – I have used homemade wheat flour. You can use store bought flour wheat flour or maida as well. All purpose flour or maida is a better tasty alternative.
- Butter – I have used homemade butter and you can use store bought butter also. When you are getting from store, make sure it is unsalted, else we have to adjust salt accordingly.
- Salt – Add salt as mentioned.
- Sugar – I have used 1/4 cup powdered sugar but if you want it more sweet replace it with 1/2 cup powdered sugar.
How to make Butter Biscuit Step by Step
Butter Biscuit Recipe in Oven
1.To a mixing bowl – add 1/2 cup butter at room temperature and 1/4 cup powdered sugar. You can powder regular granulated white sugar using a mixer and use it.
2.Beat well using a whisk until creamy.
3.Now to a sieve add 1 cup flour and 1/4 teaspoon salt. I have used wheat flour here, you can use maida too.
4.Sieve well.
5.Now mix well with your finger tips to bring together(Do not knead). Soft dough is ready.
6.Shape as a log as shown below.
7.Cling wrap it.
8.Refrigerate it at least for an hour or until firm. After an hour open, slice into 1/4 inch thickness.
9.Preheat oven at 180 deg C for 10 mins. Arrange in baking tray. Prick with fork in the center to avoid puffing.
10.Bake in preheated oven at 180 deg C for 10-12 minutes. Keep an eye, when it starts to brown at edges its done. Let it cool then store.
Butter Biscuit without oven(Stove top)
11.To a pot add salt and spread it around 1/2 inch thickness. Place a stand on it. Close with lid.
12.Close with lid. Preheat in low medium flame for 10 minutes.
13.Then open and place the plate with biscuits. I used a normal steel plate with butter paper lined.
14.Close with lid and cook for around 12-15 minutes in low medium flame.
15.Cook until the edges turn golden. Remove carefully and allow it to cool.
Butter Biscuits is ready!
Expert Tips
- The baking time may vary depending on the thickness and size of the biscuits so adjust accordingly.
- The biscuits will be slightly soft when removed from oven and will turn crisp after cooling down.
- These are slice and bake kind of biscuits. But if you prefer, you can use cookie cutters to produce heart shaped biscuits, doll shaped and shapes as per your liking.
- You can make the dough, refrigerate it well ahead of time. Slice and bake biscuits as and when needed.
- Do not reduce butter then the texture may differ. I have tried with 1/3 cup and it works, if the dough does not come together add few drops milk.
- You can replace white sugar with brown sugar too.
- You can replace wheat flour with maida / all purpose flour.
- Use mentioned salt and sugar. If you wish to make it with only salt, add 1/2 teaspoon salt and a pinch of powdered sugar. You can taste the flour dough before making to adjust salt & sugar matching your preference.
Serving & Storage
Store the biscuits in an airtight container. Butter Biscuit keeps well for about 2 weeks in room temperature itself. Serve the Butter Biscuit with tea or coffee or milk during snack time!
FAQS
1.I want to have these biscuits in different shapes – How do I do it?
You can use the cookie cutter of your preference and cut into shapes that you like. THe thickness of the biscuits can be ¼ inch.
2.Can I add flavors to this biscuit?
Yes you can add jeera (cumin seeds) or a teaspoon of coffee powder or a teaspoon of vanilla essence for flavoring.
3.How can I make it more sweet?
Add 1/2 cup powdered sugar instead of 1/4 cup to make it more sweet.
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Butter Biscuits Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup wheat flour
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
Butter Biscuit Recipe in Oven
- To a mixing bowl – add 1/2 cup butter at room temperature and 1/4 cup powdered sugar. You can just powder regular granulated white sugar using a mixer and use it.
- Beat well using a whisk until creamy.
- Now to a sieve add 1 cup flour and 1/4 teaspoon salt. I have used wheat flour here, you can use maida too.
- Sieve well.
- Now mix well with your finger tips to bring together(Do not knead). Soft dough ready.
- Shape as a log as shown below.
- Cling wrap it.
- Refrigerate it at least for an hour or until firm. After an hour open, slice into 1/4 inch thickness.
- Preheat oven at 180 deg C for 10 mins. Arrange in baking tray. Prick with fork in the center to avoid puffing.
- Bake in preheated oven at 180 deg C for 10-12 minutes. Keep an eye, when it starts to brown at edges its done. Let it cool then store.
- Butter Biscuit without oven(Stove top)
- To a pot add salt and spread it around 1/2 inch thickness.Place a stand on it.Close with lid.
- Close with lid.Preheat in low medium flame for 10 mins.
- Then open and place the plate with biscuits.I used a normal steel plate with butter paper lined.
- Close with lid and cook for around 12-15 minutes in low medium flame.
- Cook until the edges turn golden. Remove carefully and allow it to cool.
- Butter Biscuits is ready!
Video
Notes
- The baking time may vary depending on the thickness and size of the biscuits so adjust accordingly.
- The biscuits will be slightly soft when removed from oven and will turn crisp after cooling down.
- These are slice and bake kind of biscuits. But if you prefer, you can use cookie cutters to produce heart shaped biscuits, doll shaped and shapes as per your liking.
- You can make the dough, refrigerate it well ahead of time. Slice and bake biscuits as and when needed.
- Do not reduce butter then the texture may differ. I have tried with 1/3 cup and it works, if the dough does not come together add few drops milk.
- You can replace white sugar with brown sugar too.
- You can replace wheat flour with maida / all purpose flour.
- Use mentioned salt and sugar. If you wish to make it with only salt, add 1/2 teaspoon salt and a pinch of powdered sugar. You can taste the flour dough before making to adjust salt & sugar matching your preference.
Kamali
Hi..can we use home made butter for this recipe? It tastes well?
Sharmilee J
yes you can use homemade butter
Renu
It came out very well
Amanda
Thank you, these came out perfect
Kamali
Hi..can we use homemade butter for this recipe?
Sharmilee J
yes you can