Buttermilk Biscuits

5 from 1 vote

Southern-style 6-ingredient, homemade Buttermilk Biscuits are flaky and fabulous. Just like Grandma used to make, only easier!

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Keyword buttermilk biscuits

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Total Time 20

Servings biscuits

Calories 139kcal

Author Aubrey

Equipment

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour plus more for dusting
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon baking soda
6 tablespoons butter frozen and cut into cubes
1 cup buttermilk plus more as needed

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 450 degrees F.
Add the flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, and butter to the bowl of a food processor. Cover and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
Pour the flour mixture into a large mixing bowl and add the buttermilk. Stir until just combined. (Don't overmix!) The dough should be very sticky. If it's dry, add more buttermilk 1 tablespoon at a time.
Dust your counter with flour and turn out the dough onto the work surface. Sprinkle more flour on top of the dough, and use your hands to form it into a circle. Then flatten it down to a ½-inch thickness.
Using a biscuit cutter, cut out biscuits and place them in a cast-iron skillet or round baking pan. Rework the dough scraps into a ½-inch thick circle and cut out more biscuits until all the dough has been used. (You should get about 12 biscuits.)
Bake for 13-16 minutes or until golden brown on top. Remove the biscuits from the oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool slightly.

Notes

If you don't have a food processor available, add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt to a large mixing bowl. Stir that together and then add the butter pieces. Use a fork or pastry cutter to cut the butter into the dry ingredients until it resembles coarse meal. Then, pour the buttermilk into the same bowl and continue the recipe.

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