Southern Buttermilk Biscuits
Tender and flaky buttermilk biscuits
Ingredients
- 2 cups All Purpose Flour plus extra flour for dusting
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 stick Unsalted butter, frozen
- 1 cup cold buttermilk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450
- Mix dry ingredients: Flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt, stir to combine
- Grate one stick of frozen butter
- Add butter to dry ingredients and toss to coat, breaking up any clumps
- Pour in the buttermilk.
- Stir gently until just moistened. The dough will be wet and shaggy.
- Turn dough out onto a flat service that has been dusted with flour
- Dust the top of the dough with more flour. Gently pat dough into a rectangle about 1/2 inch thick. Do NOT roll with a rolling pin.
- Fold the dough into thirds and flatten again
- Repeat this 3 more times using more flour as needed. The last time pat the dough to about 1 inch thick.
- Cut dough with a 2.5 inch cookie cutter. Do not twist the cookie cutter as you bring it out of the dough.
- Gently pat together the leftover dough and cut one or two more biscuit from that
- Place dough into a greased 10 inch iron skillet.
- Put in the oven and bake for 18 minutes or until the tops are nice and golden brown.
- Remove from skillet and Enjoy!