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buttermilk biscuits

(1 rating)
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Recipe by
Stacy Goodall
@MrsGoodall

This recipe comes from Dorie Greenspan. I have been doing a lot of research on flour and for biscuits the consensus is use White Lily flour. Unfortunately, it's not easy to find in the PNW, so here is a great compromise, cake and unbleached flour. Dorie also suggests using you hands to quickly incorporate the butter into the flour, the butter should end up coated and NOT uniform in size. The dough can be made, wrapped air-tight and frozen for up to 2 months. If you like a crisper edge, do not let the baking biscuits touch. If you like a softer edge on the biscuit,

(1 rating)
yield 6 - 10
prep time 15 Hr
cook time 15 Hr
method Bake

Ingredients For buttermilk biscuits

  • 1 3/4 c
    all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 c
    cake flour
  • 1 Tbsp
    baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp
    baking soda
  • 2 tsp
    sugar
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 6 Tbsp
    unsalted butter, 3/4 stick, cold and cut into 12 pieces
  • 3/4 c
    buttermilk

How To Make buttermilk biscuits

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 425°.
  • 2
    Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat.
  • 3
    Whisk the flours, baking powder, baking soda, sugar and salt in a large mixing bowl.
  • 4
    Drop in butter and using your fingers, toss to coat the pieces with flour and cut and rub the butter into the flour mixture until it is pebbly with different sized pieces from very small to pea-size.
  • 5
    Pour the buttermilk over the dry ingredients and toss gently with a fork and turn the ingredients until you have a nice soft dough.
  • 6
    In the bowl, give the dough 3- 4 kneads to bring the dough together.
  • 7
    Lightly dust a work surface with flour and turn out the dough.
  • 8
    Dust the top of the dough very lightly with flour and quickly pat the dough with your hands until it is about 1/2-inch high.
  • 9
    Use a biscuit cutter to cut as many biscuits as you can.
  • 10
    Re-roll remaining dough and cut more biscuits until dough is used up.
  • 11
    Place biscuits on baking sheet.
  • 12
    Bake the biscuits for 14- 18 minutes or until puffed and golden brown.
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