Gluten Free Buttermilk Biscuits
Learn how to make easy gluten free buttermilk biscuits that actually taste amazing! These biscuits are soft, fluffy and moist and are made with simple ingredients.
Equipment
- sheet pan
Ingredients
- 2 cups gluten free flour (see below for details)
- 1 tbsp baking soda
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup butter (cold)
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 egg
- 4-5 tbsp gluten free flour (to flour countertop surface)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. Mix until well combined.
- Using a cheese grater, grate the cold butter into the dry ingredients.
- Work the butter into the flour mixture until crumbly.
- In a separate bowl, add together buttermilk and egg. Mix until well combined.
- Slowly add buttermilk and egg to dry ingredients and softly mix. (The mixture will be thick and sticky when you're done.)
- Generously flour an area on the countertop and spoon out the dough onto the floured surface.
- Gently pat down the dough until the dough is flat and about 1" in thickness.
- Cut out biscuits using a biscuit cutter and place on a greased baking sheet.
- Bake for 10 minutes and remove from oven.
- Let cool and serve.
- Enjoy!
Notes
*It is important that you use a gluten free flour that already has xanthan gum in it or else your biscuits will not turn out. Here are a few gluten free flours that I use:
Cup4Cup Gluten Free Flour, Grandpa's Kitchen Gluten Free Flour and Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Flour
Also, please read the entire post for tips and tricks on baking these gluten free buttermilk biscuits.
Nutrition
Calories: 201kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 4gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 43mgSodium: 665mgPotassium: 41mgFiber: 3gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 347IUCalcium: 51mgIron: 1mg
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