Description
A golden buttermilk biscuit recipe that's simple to make and consistently turns out great. These biscuits are light and fluffy inside and elevate any meal or snack.
Ingredients
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- 2 cups self-rising flour, sifted
- 1/3 cup butter (cold and cut into cubes) or shortening
- 1 cup buttermilk
- butter or oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Cut butter or shortening into flour in a medium bowl until it resembles cornmeal. You can pass your fingers through to press butter or shortening into the flour to make sure it's incorporated enough before adding the buttermilk.
- Stir in buttermilk and mix well into a ball. Knead wet dough in some self-rising flour on your countertop until the dough is no longer sticky.
- Then pinch off enough dough to form into 8 biscuits. No need to roll out and cut.
- Place biscuits on a parchment lined baking pan. Put a pat of butter or a little oil on top of each biscuit and bake for 12 minutes. Serving hot out of the oven is best!
Notes
- Although I initially learned to make biscuits with shortening, my favorite is to substitute it with real butter. I find the biscuit is less crumbly and rises higher with a lighter texture.
- Baking the biscuits in a cast-iron pan gives them a crunchy, golden-brown crust.
