Buttermilk Biscuits

Name: Buttermilk Biscuits
Prep time: 56 min
Cook time: 56 min
Total time: 56 min
Yield: 9
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 3 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoons baking soda; 237 milliliters buttermilk; 355 milliliters cake flour; 177 milliliters all-purpose flour, divided, plus more for work surface; 1 teaspoons sea salt, divided; 2 Tbsps shortening, cold; 118 milliliters unsalted butter, cold, plus 1 tablespoon

The recipe Buttermilk Biscuits could satisfy your Southern craving in about 56 minutes. This side dish has 247 calories, 5g of protein, and 14g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 9. Head to the store and pick up butter, shortening, buttermilk, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Cut 1/2 cup of the butter into 1/2-inch pieces and refrigerate it along with the shortening. In the bowl of a food processor, fitted with the steel blade, pulse together the cake flour, 3/4 cup of the all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda and 1 teaspoon salt.

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Cake Flour

Baking Soda

Shortening

Butter

Salt

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Food Processor

Bowl

Add the butter and shortening and pulse to combine, until small crumbles are present. 6 to 8 times, or

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Shortening

Butter

Add the buttermilk and pulse until a dough ball forms, about 5 to 6 times.

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Buttermilk

Dough

Dust a dry work surface with flour and have the remaining 1 cup ready for kneading. Turn the dough out onto the floured work surface. With floured hands, gently press the dough out into an 11 by 8-inch rectangle, about 1/4 to 1/2-inch thick, dust lightly with flour and gently fold it over in thirds, like a letter.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Roll or press out to a 6 by 6-inch rectangle again about 2 inches thick.

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Roll

Cut the dough into 9 squares (2 by 2 inches each) with a pizza cutter.

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Dough

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Transfer the biscuits to a silicone mat or parchment paper lined baking sheet about 1/2-inch apart. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and let them rest at room temperature for 15 minutes.

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Biscuits

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Preheat oven to 500 degrees F. Melt the remaining tablespoon butter and brush tops with melted butter, then sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 teaspoon of sea salt.

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Sea Salt

Butter

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Oven

Place baking sheet in the middle of the oven and immediately turn oven down to 450 degrees F.

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Bake for 12 to 16 minutes until they are golden brown.

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Remove biscuits to a wire rack to cool for a few minutes.

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Biscuits

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Wire Rack

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Servings:

3teaspoons

baking powder 1teaspoons

baking soda 237milliliters

buttermilk 355milliliters

cake flour 177milliliters

all-purpose flour, divided, plus more for work surface 1teaspoons

sea salt, divided 2Tbsps

shortening, cold 118milliliters

unsalted butter, cold, plus 1 tablespoon

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