Old-Fashioned Buttermilk Biscuits
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Yields:
-
12 2 1/2-inch biscuits
- Serves:
- 6
ingredients
- 3 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 lb unsalted butter, cold and cut into 1/4-inch cubes
- 1 1⁄4 - 1 1⁄2 cups buttermilk
directions
- preheat oven to 425 degrees and lightly grease a baking sheet; set aside.
- sift together the flour, baking powder, soda, and salt in a large bowl. cut the butter into the mix using a pastry blender or 2 knives until the mix resembles coarse meal.
- add 1 1/4 cups of buttermilk and mix lightly just until the dough begins to stick together (do not overmix). add up to 4 tbsp more buttermilk, 1 tbsp at a time, if the dough is dry.
- turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and press together lightly just until the dough forms a ball (do not overwork).
- roll or pat the dough out to 3/4-inch thickness and cut with floured biscuit cutter or upside down glass.
- place biscuits onto baking sheet and bake for 12-15 minutes, until golden brown. serve immediately!
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