Frozen Biscuit Dough

Yes, any biscuit dough leavened with baking powder will freeze just fine. Make the dough, cut, then put on a baking sheet and freeze. Bake them from frozen, adding a few minutes to the time specified in the recipe.

Frozen, the unbaked dough should last 6 months with no decline in quality, provided that they're wrapped/sealed up airtight.

ETA: I made cheddar biscuits this AM for breakfast. Super easy: 2 cups self rising flour, 4 oz sharp cheddar, grated, 1 cup of heavy cream. Mix flour w/grated cheese, stir in the cream. Mix until all flour is moistened, but don't overmix until pasty. Turn out onto countertop. Pat into a circle, cut into wedges. Bake @ 425 for 15-18 minutes.

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This has been the most common answer to my question BTW.

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Well, if MaryB can freeze biscuits, surely you can too.

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You might make a better frozen biscuit, but it's gonna be hard and likely won't be worth it.

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No it won't. Homemade biscuits freeze beautifully, and will bake off exactly like a fresh biscuit. If your fresh biscuits are heavy/hard, that's a technique problem. The freezer won't have any impact on a well made biscuit.

Dad used to make biscuit dough and freeze the biscuits as he cut them out. Then about 2 years later Mary B's took off so he stopped.

Eventually he and Mom switched to the Grands frozen Southern Style. I now keep Mom supplied from Sam's in the resealable bags and when they do run out I refill the bag from WalMart grocery 20 packs. About time for another run to Sam's as the ziplock is separating on the last big bag.

I get a better rise, lighter, fluffier, biscuit out of the Grands than the Mary B's. Not as good as made from scratch buttermilk biscuits but a lot easier.

I let a handful thaw and then cut into about 6 pieces each to drop in chicken broth and add chicken and stuff to make chicken and dumplings too. Much better than cutting up flour tortillas.

Mary B’s bees good, and even the Pillsbury frozen biscuits are good.

Use a cast iron skillet to cook them in for best results.

So I bought some of these last night. I open the freeze to put them in there and low and behold: there's already a bag in the freezer! My wife had bought them.


I made some this AM and they are good. Not sure as others had posted of the economics/rewards of doing this myself. I'll eat through these bags and decide later.

Pillsbury in the blue package are far superior to Mrs. B's.