Best Buttermilk Biscuits Recipe
This is the Best Buttermilk Biscuits recipe, made with with only 6 simple ingredients and makes buttery and flakey layers each time. They are easy to make and can be made in less than 30 minutes!
Servings: 14 biscuits
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspon baking soda
- 1 1/4 cups buttermilk cold
- 1/2 cup butter cold and shredded or cubed
- 1 1/2 teaspoons honey or sugar add more if you want sweeter biscuits
Instructions
- Preheat oven 425 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Add flour, baking powder and baking soda in a large bowl. Whisk to combine.
- Add in the shredded butter and mix together with a pastry cutter or whisk until small pea size pieces form. You could also do this in the food processor.
- Pour in buttermilk and gently mix together until dough forms, do not over-mix.
- Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface and work together with your hands. Pat the dough and roll it into a rectangle with a rolling pin. Then fold it into thirds- like a letter. Turn the dough over and make another rectangle and repeat.
- Roll the dough out to a 1/2- 3/4 inch circle. Use a floured 2.5 inch round biscuit cutter and cut out biscuits. Try not to twist the cutter when you're cutting the dough.
- Gather and scrape remaining dough, just roll it out to 1/2-3/4 inch thickness and make as many more as you can, you should get about 14 biscuits.
- Place biscuits on the baking sheet, make sure they are toughing each other. Brush the tops with buttermilk and bake for 14-16 minutes or until the tops are a light golden brown. Immediately brush the tops with melted butter, let cool for a feel minutes. Serve with butter or jam or top with flaky sea salt and enjoy!