"There's a Southern influence that lately has wended its way through Los Angeles restaurants, and its emblem is the biscuit. Tender, flaky, golden biscuits have risen on menus from Manhattan Beach to Melrose Avenue. Buttermilk biscuits, oat biscuits, cheesy biscuits, ... Read more..."
INGREDIENTS
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4 cups (17 ounces) flour
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3 tablespoons baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/4 cup sugar
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1 cup (2 sticks) cold butter
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2 cups buttermilk
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Cream or melted butter, for brushing
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Natural sugar, for sprinkling
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1 orange, peeled and halved
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1 cup orange juice
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1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
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1/4 cup lavender honey