Buttermilk Biscuits Recipe
- 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
- Heat the oven to 425 degrees 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 its 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 doughdo 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.
flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, cold unsalted butter, cold buttermilk
Taken from www.chowhound.com/recipes/buttermilk-biscuits-30511 (may not work)