Buttermilk Biscuits
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Prep Time:
20m
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Cook Time:
15m
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Total Time:
35m
Ingredients
- 1 1/3 c Flour
- 1 1/2 tsp. Baking powder
- 3/4 tsp. Salt
- 1/4 tsp. Baking soda
- 5 tbsp. Butter, chilled in freezer and cut into thin slices
- 1/2 c Buttermilk, cold
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Prepare a baking sheet with a silicone bake mat or parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Rub the butter into the flour with your fingers, or cut the butter into the flour mixture with a pastry blender until it resembles coarse crumbs, at least 5 minutes.
- Make a well in the center of the batter and pour in the buttermilk. Stir with a spoon or spatula until just combined.
- Flour a workspace and turn out the dough. Using your hands, gather the crumbs and flatten the dough into a rectangle.
- Fold the rectangle in thirds, top down then bottom up. Rotate 90° and repeat the fold. Turn and fold one more time for a total of 3 folds. Be wary of the dough sticking to the workspace, dust with flour if necessary.
- Roll dough to 1/2" thick. Cut out biscuits using a 3" round cutter (or drinking glass). If there's enough leftover dough, you can gather it together, fold, roll out, and cut into more biscuits.
- Spread out biscuits on prepared baking sheet. Press an indent into the top of each with your thumb. Brush the tops of the biscuits with buttermilk (optional).
- Bake until browned, 15-17 minutes.