Light and Fluffy Buttermilk Biscuits

These biscuits are easy to do and always come out perfect.

• Ready In: 27 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• Ingredients

• 2  cups all-purpose flour
• 1  tablespoon baking powder
• 2  teaspoons sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup butter, chilled plus 1/2 stick, melted
• 3⁄4 cup buttermilk

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
2. Sift together flour, baking powder, sugar, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt into a bowl.
3. Cut in the 1 stick of chilled butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Make a well in center of flour mixture; add buttermilk all at once and stir just until dough clings together.
4. Gently knead dough about 10-12 times on a floured surface.
5. Pat dough out to 1/2 inch think.
6. Cut dough with a 2 1/2 inch biscuit cutter or a glass.
7. Dredge buiscuits in the 1/2 stick melted butter.
8. Bake for 10-12 minutes, until golden.