Buttermilk Biscuits Recipe
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This simple recipe uses just six ingredients, and creates fluffy, light biscuits. The key to any biscuit is to keep your butter cold, so be sure to work fast to ensure flaky results.
Special equipment: This recipe uses a 2-1/2-inch round cutter to make 8 standard-sized biscuits, but you can use different-size cutters to make smaller or larger biscuits.
INGREDIENTS
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more as needed
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon fine salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 8 tablespoons cold unsalted butter (1 stick), cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 cup cold buttermilk
INSTRUCTIONS
- Heat the oven to 425°F and arrange a rack in the middle. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside.
- Whisk the measured flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda together in a large bowl to aerate and combine. Add the butter pieces and toss to just coat them in the flour mixture. Place the bowl in the freezer for 10 minutes.
- Using a pastry blender or 2 knives, and working quickly so as not to soften the butter, cut the butter into the dry ingredients until it’s in pea-size pieces. Drizzle in the buttermilk and stir just until a moist, shaggy dough comes together.
- Generously dust a work surface with flour. Scrape the dough out onto the surface and dust the top with more flour. Using floured hands, gently pat the dough into a 1-inch-thick circle.
- Using a 2-1/2-inch round cutter dipped in flour, cut out as many biscuits as possible (press straight down through the dough—do not twist the cutter, or the biscuits will not rise properly). Transfer the biscuits to the prepared baking sheet, spacing them at least 1 inch apart. Gather the scraps into a ball, pat it into a 1-inch-thick circle, and cut out more biscuits. Repeat as needed until you have 8 total. Discard any remaining dough.
- Bake until the biscuits have risen and are golden brown on top, about 15 to 16 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool slightly before serving.
