soft, fluffy buttermilk biscuits

Juneau, AK
Updated on Apr 18, 2013

My grandmother used to make the best biscuits and I have been on a quest to recreate them since she passed away. I think I finally did it!!

prep time 10 Min
cook time 20 Min
method Bake
yield 12 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups self rising flour
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons sugar
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1 stick butter, frozen
  • 1-1 1/2 cups buttermilk

How To Make soft, fluffy buttermilk biscuits

  • Step 1
    Combine dry ingredients in a medium bowl.
  • Step 2
    Grate frozen butter over the dry ingredients working very quickly so the butter stays as cold as possible. Toss butter into the dry ingredients with a fork making sure no large clumps of butter remain.
  • Step 3
    Add 1 cup of the buttermilk and stir in with fork adding more buttermilk as needed to make a moist dough.
  • Step 4
    Turn dough onto a well floured board and knead as little as possible to make a smooth dough. Pat out dough to 1/2-1 inch thick. Cut with biscuit cutter and add to well buttered 9x13 inch pan making sure the sides of the biscuits touch. Re-roll dough and cut more until all dough is used. The last little bit I usually pat into 2 small biscuits for the corners of the pan.
  • Step 5
    Bake in a preheated 450* oven for 12 min. Turn pan around and bake another 6 minutes. Brush tops with butter as soon as they come out of the oven.

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Category: Biscuits
Keyword: #biscuit
Keyword: #buttermilk
Keyword: #soft
Method: Bake
Culture: Southern
Ingredient: Flour

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