Best Buttermilk Biscuit Recipe
This quick and easy buttermilk biscuits recipe is perfect for busy days. Ready in under 30 minutes, these biscuits are soft, delicious, and versatile. Enjoy them with butter, jam, gravy, or as part of a breakfast sandwich.
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cup flour additional flour for dusting
- 2 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 stick unsalted butter frozen
- 1 ¼ cup buttermilk
For brushing before baking
- 1 tablespoon buttermilk
- 1 tablespoon butter melted
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 430 degrees. In a large bowl, combine flour, salt, and baking powder, mixing the dry ingredients until well blended.
- Grate a stick of frozen butter into the mixture and stir by hand until the butter forms coarse crumbs.
- Create a well in the center of the mixture and add honey and buttermilk. Gently stir until all ingredients are incorporated, taking care not to overmix.
- Flour your work surface and place the dough in the center. Knead gently until it forms a rectangle. Fold the sides into the center, then turn the dough and repeat with the remaining sides. Lightly roll the dough and repeat the folding process to create layers in the biscuits.
- Roll the dough into an approximate 8-inch rectangle, aiming for a thickness of 1 ½ inches. Use a 2 to 3-inch cookie cutter, biscuit cutter, or the rim of a mason jar to cut out biscuits.
- Arrange the biscuits in a baking dish so that they touch; this is key for achieving height.
- In a small bowl, mix melted butter with the remaining buttermilk. Brush this mixture over the biscuits before baking.
- Brush the biscuits with the buttermilk and melted butter.
- Bake for 14-18 minutes, or until they are golden brown. Enjoy!
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Notes
- Use frozen butter and cold buttermilk for those flaky layers.
- Mix the dough just until everything is combined. Overmixing will make your biscuits tough.
- When cutting biscuits, press straight down with your cutter—don’t twist it! This helps the biscuits rise evenly.
Nutrition
Calories: 233kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 4gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 395mgPotassium: 323mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 369IUVitamin C: 0.01mgCalcium: 148mgIron: 2mg
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