Southern Buttermilk Biscuits Recipe
Southern Buttermilk Biscuits
Submitted By: Taz
Ingredients:
2 Cups All Purpose Flour
4 tsp Baking Powder
¼ tsp Baking Soda
¾ tsp Kosher Salt
2 Tbs Unsalted Butter - chilled
2 tbs Shortening - chilled
1 Cup Buttermilk - chilled
Preparation:
- Preheat oven to 450°F
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the dry ingredients - Cut your chilled butter into small cubes (the smaller the better) and add to the dry mixture along with the shortening - Using your fingertips, QUICKLY (you don’t want the butter/shortening to melt) work the butter and shortening into the dry mixture until it has the appearance of crumbs about the size of small peas
- Make a well in the center and add the chilled buttermilk - Stir until the dough just comes together into a sticky mass
- Turn out the dough onto a floured surface and dust with more flour - Flour your hands and gently fold the dough over onto itself 8-9 times - Press out into a round ‘sheet’ about 1 inch thick and using a 2 inch cutter, cut out as many disks as possible and transfer each disk to a baking sheet with each just barely touching - Reform the ‘leftover’ dough and repeat until you have used it all
- Bake in the center of the oven until puffed up and lightly golden on top (apx 15-20 minutes)
- Serve hot with butter, jam, and/or honey as an accompaniment to any meal, use them as the ‘base’ for your favorite biscuits and gravy recipe, use as part of any recipe that calls for biscuits, or just eat them!
