Buttermilk Biscuits From Scratch
These homemade buttermilk biscuits from scratch are the perfect anytime treat. They are light, fluffy, and best of all made from scratch. I love crisp, flaky biscuits, enjoy them toasted with jam for breakfast or covered with gravy next to crispy chicken, Buttermilk biscuits are every meal’s best accompaniment.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup buttermlk
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 6 tablespoons cold butter divide, cut into small pieces
- 3 tablespoons shortening
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F (205°C), and line a 9X13 inch baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Sift the flour, salt, sugar, baking powder, and baking soda, in a medium-sized bowl.
- Using a pastry blender (cutter), cut 3 tablespoons of butter and shortening into flour until the mixture is crumbly.
- Stir in buttermilk and mix just until the mixture absorbs the buttermilk and a dough begins to form.
- Transfer the dough onto a lightly floured working surface and knead 3 or 4 times.
- Dust some flour on the dough, pat it into a rectangle about 1 inch thick, and cut with a 2-inch cookie cutter into 8 rounds.
- Shape the excess dough into an additional biscuit.
- Bake on a lined baking pan for 16-18 minutes or until golden.
- Melt the remaining butter in the microwave for 30 seconds.
- Remove the buttermilk biscuits from the oven, brush the top with melted butter and allow them to cool on a baking pan for 5 minutes, then serve.
- Enjoy!
