Description
Fluffy, golden homemade buttermilk biscuits made with just 5 simple pantry ingredients. Ready in 20 minutes, these budget-friendly biscuits are tender, buttery, and perfect for any meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups (250g) all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon (15g) baking powder
- 1 teaspoon (6g) salt
- ½ cup (115g) unsalted butter, cold and cubed
- ¾ cup (180ml) buttermilk
- ¼ cup (60g) melted butter (for topping)
- Honey or jam (optional, for serving)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt for one minute to ensure even distribution.
- Add the cold, cubed butter to the flour mixture. Use a fork, pastry cutter, or fingers to work the butter into the flour until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs with pea-sized chunks of butter remaining.
- Pour in the buttermilk. Gently mix with a fork or spatula just until the dough comes together and there are no dry spots. Do not overmix.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Pat it out to about ¾-inch thickness. Cut out rounds using a 2-inch biscuit cutter or glass, pressing straight down without twisting.
- Place biscuits on the prepared baking sheet, leaving about an inch between them. For taller biscuits, stack two rounds on top of each other.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until golden brown on top. Cover loosely with foil if browning too quickly.
- While baking, melt the topping butter. As soon as biscuits come out of the oven, brush them generously with the melted butter.
- Serve warm.
Notes
Keep all ingredients cold for flaky layers. Do not overmix the dough to avoid tough biscuits. If you don’t have buttermilk, substitute with milk plus 1 tablespoon of vinegar or lemon juice per cup, let sit for 5 minutes. Biscuits can be frozen raw and baked from frozen, adding 2-3 minutes to bake time. Do not refrigerate baked biscuits as they will stale faster.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 12-15 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 biscuit
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 1
- Sodium: 350
- Fat: 14
- Saturated Fat: 8
- Carbohydrates: 32
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 5
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