Air Fryer Homemade Buttermilk Biscuits

ByHannah Peterson

Air Fryer Homemade Buttermilk Biscuits (Fluffy, Golden & Made From Scratch!)

If you love tall, flaky biscuits with buttery layers and golden tops, these Air Fryer Homemade Buttermilk Biscuits are going to win you over fast. They bake up soft and tender on the inside, lightly crisp on the outside, and are ready in a fraction of the time it takes to use the oven.

No yeast. No rolling pin required. Just simple ingredients, a gentle hand, and your air fryer.

Perfect for breakfast, brunch, or alongside dinner—these biscuits taste just like the ones grandma used to make.

⭐ Why You’ll Love These Biscuits

  • Made completely from scratch
  • Extra fluffy with flaky layers
  • No oven needed
  • Ready in about 15 minutes
  • Perfect for small batches
  • Crispy outside, tender inside

Once you try biscuits in the air fryer, you may never go back.

🧂 Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cubed
  • ¾ cup cold buttermilk

Optional (for brushing):

  • Melted butter or heavy cream

🥣 How to Make Air Fryer Buttermilk Biscuits

Step 1: Mix Dry Ingredients

In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt.

Step 2: Cut in the Butter

Add cold butter cubes to the flour mixture.
Use a pastry cutter or your fingers to work the butter in until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs with pea-sized bits of butter.

Tip: Cold butter = flaky layers. Don’t overwork it.

Step 3: Add Buttermilk

Pour in cold buttermilk and gently stir just until a shaggy dough forms.
Do not overmix.

Step 4: Shape the Dough

Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface.

  • Gently pat into a rectangle about 1-inch thick
  • Fold the dough in half, rotate, and pat again
  • Repeat this 2–3 times to create layers

Cut biscuits using a round cutter (do not twist).

Step 5: Air Fry

Preheat air fryer to 350°F (175°C).

Place biscuits in the air fryer basket, slightly touching for taller sides.

Air fry for 8–10 minutes, until:

  • Golden brown on top
  • Fully risen and cooked through

Brush tops with melted butter if desired.

🔥 Tips for the Best Air Fryer Biscuits

  • Keep ingredients cold
  • Don’t twist the cutter—press straight down
  • Biscuits touching = taller, softer sides
  • Brush butter while hot for extra flavor
  • Check early—air fryers cook fast

These Air Fryer Homemade Buttermilk Biscuits prove that you don’t need an oven—or a lot of time—to make bakery-quality biscuits at home. Soft, flaky, golden, and satisfying, they’re perfect for any meal of the day.

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