How to make light-as-a-feather biscuits in under an hour, plus three next-level variations.

A just-baked biscuit is like a warm embrace to honey, butter and jam, scrambled eggs, or whatever else you put between those flaky layers. Try this simple recipe, and spread some comfort and joy. You need little more than clean hands and a few staple ingredients -- no pastry blender or biscuit cutter required, no scraps of dough to reroll and punch out. In fact, fingers are best for pressing cubes of butter into "flower petals" that create flaky layers of dough. Roll up your sleeves and take your biscuit game to new heights.