Description
Learn how to make delicious and flaky buttermilk biscuits from scratch with this easy recipe. These biscuits are perfect for breakfast or as a side for any meal.
Ingredients
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Dry Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
Wet Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cold and cut into small cubes
- 3/4 cup cold buttermilk
- extra melted butter for brushing
Instructions
- Preheat the Oven: Preheat the oven to 450°F (230°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix Dry Ingredients: In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Add Butter: Add the cold butter cubes and work them into the flour until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Combine Wet Ingredients: Make a well in the center and pour in the cold buttermilk. Stir gently until just combined.
- Shape and Bake: Turn out the dough, pat into a rectangle, fold, pat out again, and repeat. Cut out biscuits, place on the baking sheet, and bake for 12-15 minutes until golden.
- Brush with Butter: Brush the warm biscuits with melted butter before serving.
Notes
- Handle the dough as little as possible for tender biscuits.
- Unbaked biscuits can be frozen and baked straight from frozen with additional bake time.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Bread
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 biscuit
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 390mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
