Description
Enjoy warm, buttery layers of flaky homemade buttermilk biscuits, perfect for any meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 360 g (3 cups) all-purpose flour
- 12 g (2 1/2 tsp) baking powder
- 2 g (1/2 tsp) baking soda
- 8 g (1 1/2 tsp) salt
- 170 g (12 tbsp / 1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, very cold
- 240 ml (1 cup) buttermilk, cold
- Optional: 15 g (1 tbsp) sugar
- Optional: 30 g (1/2 cup) grated cheddar or herbs
Instructions
- Chill and measure everything: Place butter and buttermilk in the fridge, measure flour and leavening.
- Combine dry ingredients: Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar.
- Cut the butter into the flour: Work quickly with cold butter until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal.
- Add the buttermilk: Gently fold in until dough just comes together.
- Pat and fold for layers: Turn dough onto a floured surface, pat into a rectangle and fold.
- Cut the biscuits: Pat dough to thickness and cut using a biscuit cutter.
- Bake: Place on a baking sheet and bake until golden brown.
- Serve warm: Split biscuits and enjoy with butter, honey, or jam.
Notes
Chilling the dough helps maintain flakiness. Avoid overmixing to preserve tenderness.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 biscuit
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 420mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 34g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 45mg