Pumpkin Skillet Biscuits take only 10 minutes to assemble, and can be on your table in under a half hour. The skillet makes the bottoms browned and crispy. Fall baking perfection!
I love a good biscuit. Try these The Best Butter Biscuits, The Best Buttermilk Biscuits and Maple Cornmeal Biscuits.
Pumpkin Skillet Biscuits
I grew a bunch of little sugar pumpkins this fall and have loved throwing a few in the crock pot to cook and use (full instructions on how to cook pumpkin in a slow cooker here). I’ve been keeping a jar of pumpkin purée in the fridge and using it whenever I find a place. I love pumpkin because it’s sweet, full of fiber, and a pretty easy vegetable to hide or incorporate into everyday dishes. Plus the color! These light orange biscuits were just pretty.
I love cooking biscuits in a skillet. You add a little butter to the skillet before baking, and it makes the bottom of the biscuits brown and crispy. The bottom is my very favorite part.
Can I make this recipe without a cast iron skillet?
If you don’t have a cast iron skillet you can place the cut biscuit dough on a baking mat lined baking sheet, brush with butter, and then bake like a traditional biscuit. The baking time may be a bit shorter though, around 12 minutes.
Pumpkin Skillet Biscuits
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 7-9 biscuits 1x
Description
Pumpkin skillet biscuits take only 10 minutes to assemble, and can be on your table in under a half hour. The skillet makes the bottoms browned and crispy!
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose-flour
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 5 tablespoons cold butter, cut into small pieces
- 1/3 cup buttermilk
- 3/4 cup canned pumpkin (or well strained fresh pumpkin)
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Place a cast iron skillet (8-9 inch) in the oven to preheat while you make the dough.
- In a medium mixing bowl add the flour, baking powder, and salt. Whisk to combine. Using a fork, pastry cutter, or your hands, work the butter into the flour mixture until the butter is the size of small peas. Chill the flour/butter mixture for 10 minutes.
- In a small bowl whisk together the buttermilk, pumpkin, and honey until well combined. Add the wet mixture to the flour mixture and stir until just combined.
- Place the dough on well floured surface and roll it to 3/4 an inch thick. Cut it into 7-9 biscuits (kind of depends on the size of your pan as well as your cutter), using a biscuit cutter or sharp knife.
- Remove the hot skillet from the oven. Add one tablespoon of melted butter to the bottom and then add your cut biscuits. Brush the remaining 2 tablespoons of melted butter over the top of the dough. Put the skillet back in the oven and bake until the top of the biscuits is a light golden brown, about 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and serve hot right out of the skillet with honey and more butter. Because BUTTER!
Notes
If you don’t have a cast iron skillet you can place the cut biscuit dough on a baking mat lined baking sheet, brush with butter, and then bake like a traditional biscuit. The baking time may be a bit shorter though, around 12 minutes.
- Category: Quick Bread
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: pumpkin biscuits recipe, easy homemade biscuits recipe, pumpkin side dish recipe
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I really am not a pumpkin fan. I eat pumpkin pie so I can justify eating all the whipped cream! I decided to be brave and give these a shot. Oh….savory pumpkin….I am all over it now! The biscuits were amazing! Now regular biscuits seem bland! The honey in there……drool….just the right kiss of it!!! I saved out the right amount of pumpkin mash for this recipe and almost enough to also make one of your suggested recipes from a fellow blogger….Creamy Pumpkin Pasta with Parmesan & Sage from Bake Your Day. Put together with Parmesan and Sage-Crusted Pork Chops…what… Read more »
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