best buttermilk biscuits

Name: Best Buttermilk Biscuits
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 7
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cup(s) all purose flour; 1 tablespoon(s) baking powder; 2 teaspoon(s) granulated sugar; 1/2 teaspoon(s) cream of tartar; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 1/4 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1/2 cup(s) butter or shortening (i highly recommend butter); 3/4 cup(s) buttermilk or sour milk

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Anne French

Colorado Springs, CO

Updated on Jun 21, 2014

These are the best buttermilk biscuits ever. Tall, flaky, buttery, melt-in-your-mouth goodness. This recipe comes from the Better Homes and Garden cookbook, the old one your mom used with the pages tearing out.

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 10 Min

method Bake

yield 7-9 serving(s)

Ingredients

2 cups all purose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
2 teaspoons granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup butter or shortening (i highly recommend butter)
3/4 cup buttermilk or sour milk

How To Make best buttermilk biscuits

Step 1

Preheat oven to 450. In a large bowl, stir together all dry ingredients.

Step 2

Knead in butter, but leave clumps pea sized as the clumps produce a flaky biscuit.
Step 3

Stir in buttermilk.
Step 4

Knead on a lightly floured surface about 10 times. Roll out, but you want this dough thick. At least an inch to an inch and a half thick.
Step 5

Use a floured biscuit cutter or cup to cut out biscuits. Placing them closely together on a greased or parchment covered cookie sheet will prevent them from toppling over as they rise.
Step 6

Bake for about 10 mins. Enjoy!
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