Homemade Buttermilk Biscuits
Making homemade biscuits is easier than you think with this simple recipe! These homemade buttermilk biscuits are flaky, moist, and fluffy, and everything that a biscuit should be. You'll never want to go back to canned version again.
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- cast iron skillet or baking sheet pan
- Danish Dough Whisk
- pastry cutter
- biscuit cutter
- cheese grater
Ingredients
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 1/4 cup buttermilk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
- In a mixing bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt and mix well.
- Using a cheese grater, grate cold butter into the dry ingredients.
- Using a fork or pastry cutter, work the butter into the dry ingredients until the butter is well incorporated. It will look crumbly.
- Slowly pour the buttermilk into the dry ingredients a little at a time while whisking with a Danish dough whisk or fork. Mix until just incorporated.
- Generously flour an area on a flat surface to roll out the biscuit dough.
- Scrape the dough out of the mixing bowl and onto the floured surface.
- Lightly flour the top of the dough, then fold the dough in half. Gently repeat this process about 4-5 times. (This makes those delicious flaky layers. You do not want to over work the dough; it will cause your biscuits to be hard instead of light and fluffy.)
- Gently pat the dough down in a large circle until the dough is about 1/2" - 3/4" thick. (Do not use a rolling pin.)
- Using a biscuit cutter, cut out biscuits and place in the bottom of a greased cast iron skillet or baking sheet.
- Once all biscuits have been cut out and placed in the skillet or baking sheet, bake for approximately 8-10 minutes until the tops of the biscuits are golden brown.
- Remove from heat and let cool.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 242kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 5gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 28mgSodium: 532mgPotassium: 84mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 333IUCalcium: 90mgIron: 2mg
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