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Maple Pecan Butter Biscuits

Flaky homemade biscuits packed with toasted pecans and finished with a sweet maple butter glaze.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 16 minutes
Total Time 36 minutes
Servings: 10 biscuits
Course: Cookies & Biscuits
Cuisine: American
Calories: 320
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Biscuit Dough
  • 2.5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 0.5 tsp baking soda
  • 0.5 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 0.75 cup unsalted butter cold and cubed
  • 0.75 cup buttermilk cold
  • 2 tbsp maple syrup
  • 0.75 cup pecans toasted and chopped
Maple Butter Glaze
  • 2 tbsp butter melted
  • 3 tbsp maple syrup
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tbsp milk as needed

Equipment

  • baking sheet
  • mixing bowl
  • biscuit cutter

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 425°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Mix dry ingredients and cut in cold butter until crumbly.
  3. Add pecans, buttermilk, and maple syrup to form dough.
  4. Fold dough three times to create layers.
  5. Cut biscuits and place on prepared baking sheet.
  6. Bake 14-16 minutes until golden brown.
  7. Whisk glaze ingredients together and drizzle over warm biscuits.

Notes

Keep butter and buttermilk very cold for the flakiest biscuits.