Grapevine Kentucky Buttermilk Biscuits
- 4 cups self-rising flour, plus more for dusting
- 1 stick good butter, plus 3 tablespoons melted
- 2 to 3 cups cold buttermilk
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Place heavy cast-iron skillet into oven to preheat.
- Chill a large mixing bowl, pastry cutter, flour and 1 stick butter in the freezer 15 minutes before assembling the biscuits.
- Add the flour to the chilled mixing bowl.
- Working quickly, cut 1 stick butter into the flour using the chilled pastry cutter (or your fingers); the goal here is pea-size balls of butter.
- In batches, add in the buttermilk until the dough is cohesive yet still moist.
- Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and lightly press into a 1-inch-thick round.
- Using a biscuit cutter or business end of a dry-measuring cup, cut out 8 biscuits.
- (Use the extra dough to cook up a big piece of shortcake for dessert....strawberry shortcake!)
- Carefully remove the skillet from the oven and add the oil.
- Place the dough rounds into the hot skillet, right up against each other, and brush with the 3 tablespoons melted butter.
- Bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes.
flour, butter, cold buttermilk, vegetable oil
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/jeff-mauro/grapevine-kentucky-buttermilk-biscuits-recipe.html (may not work)