Buttermilk Biscuits

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Learn the secrets of making southern-style buttermilk biscuits that bake up tall, fluffy, and light as a cloud. Homemade bread in 20 minutes or less!

Prep Time10

Cook Time10

Total Time20

Course: Breakfast, Brunch, Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: best buttermilk biscuits, biscuits, buttermilk biscuit recipe, buttermilk biscuits, homemade buttermilk biscuits

Servings: two-inch diameter biscuits (approx.)

Calories: 157kcal

Preheat the oven to 475 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment.
Place the flour, baking powder, and salt in a large mixing bowl.
Whisk the dry ingredients together until combined, then cut the butter into half-inch cubes and add to the bowl.
Using a pastry blender, cut the butter into the flour until the pieces of butter are no bigger than the size of a pea.
Stir in the buttermilk until a shaggy dough forms.
Knead the dough with your hands a few times, to gather the dough into a ball and incorporate any flour that may be left in the bottom of the bowl.
Dust the work surface with flour, and flatten the dough to a thickness of 3/4 inch.
Dip a 2-inch diameter cutter into flour and cut rounds.
Place the rounds on the prepared baking sheet (with their sides barely touching) and bake for 8 to 12 minutes or until golden.

*If using self-rising flour, the baking powder and salt may be omitted.

**To make biscuits without buttermilk, find more info above, under the heading: Can you make Homemade Biscuits without Buttermilk.