Buttermilk Biscuits
Ingredients
2 Cups all purpose flour
1 Tbsp baking powder
1/2 Tsp Sea Salt
1/2 or 1 stick salted butter (cold/room temperature, or even somewhere in between)
1 Cup buttermilk (this is important for the rise, and tangy flavor)
** This recipe will make 5-6 biscuits, depending on size.**
After much trial and error, this is my go-to recipe. It’s quick, it’s easy, and it’s yummy topped with some homemade sausage gravy. Once you make once or twice, it’s like muscle memory.
Prep Time: 10-15 minutes
Cook Time: 15-20 minutes
Eating time: Probably about 30-45 seconds, and then you’ll want a second helping.
Step by Step: How to make ‘em
First, you want to preheat your oven to 450 degrees. I usually put about a tbsp of butter in my baking dish/cast iron, and let it preheat in there as well.
While that’s preheating, sift together your dry ingredients into a large mixing bowl.
Then you will take your stick of butter, cut into small cube-like pieces, and combine into the dry mix with your hands until you’re left with a crumb mixture.
Add your buttermilk slowly into the same bowl, and combine gently. It is super important not to over-mix, and not to use a stand mixer for these biscuits…or really any biscuits. 9/10 if your biscuits turn out like a hockey puck, you’ve over-mixed the dough (Telling you from experience haha)
Once you have your dough properly and GENTLY (Im emphasizing, because it’s super important) mixed- Throw some flour onto your kitchen counter. If you’re not making a mess in the kitchen, you’re doing it wrong.
Take small-ish size balls of dough, slightly smaller than maybe the palm of your hand and lightly mold the sides like a ball. I usually place it in the flour a bit before I mold- to keep it’s shape a little nicer, and keep from sticking to your hands.
Once you’ve molded your biscuits, place into the melted, golden buttery goodness in your cast-iron skillet/baking dish of choice once out of the oven. The biscuits should be touching, they will keep their individual shape- doing this not only makes them pretty, but also keeps them fluffy and moist.
Bake at 450 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until a nice golden brown. Once finished baking, I like to spread a super light coat of butter along the tops, and sprinkle some sea salt flakes/course salt. This is totally just preference, and not needed.