Description
Easy and flaky biscuits made with just three simple ingredients: self-rising flour, cold butter, and cold buttermilk.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups self-rising flour, plus a little for dusting
- 1/2 cup cold unsalted butter (1 stick, 113 g), cubed or grated
- 3/4 to 1 cup cold buttermilk, plus a little for brushing
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450°F (232°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment.
- Toss flour and cold butter together. Cut butter into flour until you have pea-sized bits.
- Pour in 3/4 cup cold buttermilk and stir just until the dough clumps. Add the last splash only if the dough seems dry.
- Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface. Pat into a rectangle about 1 inch thick. Fold in half. Repeat pat-and-fold 2 more times.
- Pat to 3/4 inch thickness. Cut with a 2 to 2.5 inch cutter, pressing straight down. Gather scraps gently and cut again.
- Place biscuits touching on the baking sheet. Brush tops with a little buttermilk.
- Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until tall and golden. Brush with melted butter if you like. Serve warm.
Notes
For added flavor, brush hot biscuits with melted butter and a whisper of honey. Can be frozen for later use; just bake from frozen with a slight increase in time.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Bakery
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 biscuit
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 23g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 20mg