Description
Make tender, flaky, and buttery buttermilk biscuits from scratch with this simple recipe for perfect Southern-style results.
Ingredients
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- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- 3/4 cup cold buttermilk, plus more for brushing
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or lightly grease it.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda.
- Cut the cold butter into the dry ingredients using a pastry blender or your fingertips until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs with some pea-sized pieces of butter remaining.
- Pour in the cold buttermilk. Stir gently with a fork until just combined. Do not overmix; the dough will be shaggy.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Gently pat the dough into a rectangle about 3/4 inch thick.
- Fold the dough into thirds, like a letter. Turn the dough 90 degrees and pat it down again to about 3/4 inch thickness. Repeat this fold and pat process one more time to create layers.
- Use a 2-inch biscuit cutter to cut out rounds. Press the cutter straight down without twisting to keep the layers intact.
- Place the cut biscuits close together on the prepared baking sheet for softer sides, or farther apart for crispier sides.
- Brush the tops lightly with extra buttermilk.
- Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the biscuits are golden brown and puffed.
- Serve warm.
Notes
- For the flakiest biscuits, keep all your ingredients, especially the butter and buttermilk, very cold.
- Do not twist the biscuit cutter; pressing straight down helps the biscuits rise tall.
- For a 3-ingredient variation, skip the baking powder and baking soda, use 2 cups of self-rising flour, and use 1 cup of buttermilk instead of 3/4 cup.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 15 min
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 biscuit
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 1
- Sodium: 350
- Fat: 11
- Saturated Fat: 7
- Unsaturated Fat: 4
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 27
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 4
- Cholesterol: 25