Description
These Buttermilk Biscuits are tender, flaky, and perfect for breakfast or as a side with dinner. With a simple mix of ingredients and easy steps, you can enjoy homemade biscuits in no time.
Ingredients
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Dry Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, spooned into measuring cup and leveled-off
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1¼ teaspoons salt
Wet Ingredients:
- 10 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch chunks
- ¾ cup buttermilk, plus a bit more if necessary (see note)
Instructions
- Preheat and Prepare: Preheat the oven to 425ºF and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix Dry Ingredients: Combine flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, and salt in a food processor or mixing bowl.
- Add Butter: Add cold butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse sand with some pea-sized clumps.
- Incorporate Buttermilk: Stir in buttermilk until dough forms a shaggy mass. Adjust with more buttermilk if needed.
- Shape and Cut: Pat dough into a rectangle, cut into thirds, stack, and repeat. Cut into squares.
- Bake: Place biscuits on baking sheet and bake for 13-15 minutes until golden.
- Serve: Enjoy warm, fresh from the oven.
Notes
- For homemade buttermilk, refer to instructions.
- Biscuits can be frozen before baking for up to three months.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Bread
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 biscuit
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 380mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 21g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
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