Fluffy butter swim biscuits bake up golden brown and crispy around the edges.

They are the perfect balance of salty and sweet, moist and tender with a buttery, flaky crust.

Learn how to make butter swim biscuits, and don’t save these for breakfast.

Southern Living Butter Swim Biscuits

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These would be wonderful with many weeknight dinners.

Just grab a baking dish and lots of butter.

Spread dough:

Transfer dough to prepared baking dish, and spread gently into an even layer.

Southern Living Butter Swim Biscuits ingredients

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Remove from oven, and let stand until butter has fully absorbed into biscuits, about 5 minutes.

Cut into 8 portions, and serve warm.

Southern Living Butter Swim Biscuits whisking the dry ingredients

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Southern Living Butter Swim Biscuits stirring the butter and buttermilk into the dough

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Southern Living Butter Swim Biscuits melted butter in the baking dish

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Southern Living Butter Swim Biscuits adding the dough to the pan

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Southern Living Butter Swim Biscuits after baking

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