Olive Oil Drop Biscuits

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These olive oil drop biscuits don’t look anything like your typical biscuit. But don’t let that dissuade you from making them. Why? Well, because they are every bit as delicious and mouthwatering as regular biscuits.

Moreover, they’re more easier and quicker to make; just like these equally delicious vegan drop biscuits. You can eat these biscuits whenever you want to, at any time of the day or night. Or even for breakfast. They’re that good and healthy..

Irresistibly Appetizing

These olive oil drop biscuits have a light crunch on the outside. And yet the inside is so light, fluffy and soft. The extra virgin olive oil adds a light savory flavor to the biscuits, which is quite appealing.

To ensure that the savory taste isn’t too strong, I would recommend that you use a mild olive oil. Otherwise, regular should work fine; and actually should make the biscuits even more delicious.

They’re Absolutely Melt In Your Mouth

These mouthwatering biscuits are pure melt in your mouth goodness! And absolutely scrumptious. My favorite way to eat them, is with a little butter and jam. You can top them with what you usually top regular biscuits with.

About Drop Biscuits

For most of my life, I’ve never even heard of drop biscuits. Up until a couple of years ago, in fact. I’ve only heard of the traditional way of making them. You know – make the dough, then roll it out and cut it kind.

Don’t get me wrong – biscuits are one of my favorite foods to eat. But I wasn’t really a fan of all that went into making them.

So imagine my delight upon finding out about drop biscuits and how easy they are to make! And they taste just like a regular biscuit, with almost the same texture. I would say that drop biscuits are just a tad more fluffier.

How To Make Drop Biscuits: A Super Easy Process

Drop biscuits are super easy to make. Even a beginner baker would have no issues making them. In other words: they’re hard to mess up.

The process involves combining the flour with the other dry ingredients first. Then you cut in the butter with a pastry cutter (see example here) while it’s still cold.

Or you can use a fork or other utensil in place of the pastry cutter. There are also other drop biscuit recipes where you can just add melted butter instead.

This olive oil drop biscuits recipe is one of those. No worrying about having to cut in any butter at all.

After adding in the butter and usually milk, you’re good to go. The last step involves using a spoon to scoop out the dough and dropping it onto a baking pan. Hence the name ‘drop biscuits’.

A couple of Minor Differences Between Drop Biscuits and Traditional (or Regular) Biscuits

There’s just a couple differences between drop biscuits and regular biscuits that you’ll find. But they’re nothing major at all.

First of all, drop biscuits usually contain more milk (or other liquid) than regular biscuits. This is so you can easily scoop it out of a bowl and onto a baking pan. No kneading needed..
Secondly, drop biscuits look very different from regular biscuits. This is because they contain more liquid. And also, there’s no biscuit cutter involved to get that perfect circular shape.

A Couple of Drop Biscuit Recipe Recommendations..

Here are the links for a couple more drop biscuit recipes you’re sure to enjoy.

Whole-Wheat Cinnamon Raisin Drop Biscuits: These are some of the most yummiest biscuits for sure! And they’re scrumptious yet healthy at the same time.

Savory Cheddar and Garlic Drop Biscuits: Oh yes, these are some tasty biscuits. They’re ready to bake in minutes, and great eaten with a meal or alone.