Best Ever Gluten Free Biscuits
- 3 1/2 cups King Arthur Gluten-Free Multi-Purpose Flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 sticks cold butter, sliced into pats
- 4 large eggs
- 2/3 cup cold low fat buttermilk milk
- 1. Preheat oven to 400F
- 2. Grease two baking sheets (or line with parchment)
- 3. Whisk together the first five ingredients until well combined
- 4. Work in the cold butter quickly (butter must remain cold). Mixture should be crumbly with some pea-sized or just slightly larger pieces of butter.
- 5. Whisk together the eggs and milk until frothy
- 6. Add to dry ingredients just until cohesive dough is formed (dough will be sticky)
- 7. Generously sprinkle rolling surface with gluten free flour and lay dough on top
- 8. Generously flour rolling pin and roll dough out to 1/2 inch thick
- 9. Gently fold dough into thirds lengthwise (like a letter folded to place in an envelope), then fold in half widthwise
- 10. Roll dough out to 1/2 inch thick and repeat fold
- 11. Roll dough out to 1/2 inch thick a third time
- 12. Use a sharp knife or biscuit cutter to cut biscuits (must be sharp so biscuit layers are not compressed)and place on prepared sheets 2 inches apart
- 13. Lightly brush buttermilk atop each biscuit
- 14. Place baking sheets flat in freezer for 20 minutes (this allows butter to further solidify, helping to ensure flaky biscuits)
- 15. Bake at 400F for 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown. allow to rest five minutes before serving.
king arthur, sugar, baking powder, xanthan gum, salt, cold butter, eggs, cold low fat buttermilk milk
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/best-ever-gluten-free-biscuits-50136380 (may not work)