Description
Warm, flaky homemade biscuits made with cold butter and buttermilk in under 30 minutes, perfect for any meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 320 g (2 1/2 cups) all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp (10 g) baking powder
- 1/4 tsp (1 g) baking soda
- 1 tsp (5 g) salt
- 115 g (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, cold, cut into cubes
- 240 ml (1 cup) buttermilk, cold
- 1 tbsp (15 g) honey or sugar (optional)
- 1 large egg beaten with 1 tbsp (15 ml) water (optional, for egg wash)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 230°C (450°F) and place a baking sheet in the oven for 5–10 minutes.
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar in a large bowl.
- Add the cold, cubed butter and use a pastry blender to combine until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Make a well in the center and pour in the cold buttermilk, gently folding until just combined.
- Turn the dough onto a floured surface, pat it into a rectangle, and fold it over itself a few times.
- Pat the dough into 3/4 to 1-inch thickness and cut out biscuits using a round cutter.
- Brush the tops with egg wash if desired and bake for 10–12 minutes until golden brown.
Notes
For best results, keep ingredients cold and avoid overmixing.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Baked Goods
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 biscuit
- Calories: 290 kcal
- Sugar: 3.5 g
- Sodium: 420 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Fiber: 1.2 g
- Protein: 5.5 g
- Cholesterol: 55 mg