Homemade Biscuits

Serves: 4

Branson Greenfelder

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

53

Spice

50

Sweetness

50

Sourness

42

mins

Prep time (avg)

5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 tbsps

Kosher Salt

2 tbsp

Baking Powder

2 tbsps

Sugar

2 tsps

Baking Soda

Directions:

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Watch how to make this recipe

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Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F

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Meanwhile, gather the flour, baking powder, salt, sugar and baking soda into your large mixing bowl and whisk together until fully incorporated

4

Now cut your butter into small cubes with your bench knife or straight edge knife and place into the bowl

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Using your pastry cutter, cut the butter into the dry mixture in a downward twisting motion until you reach a sandy texture

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At this point, your dry mix should feel like beach sand, but if there are some slightly larger pieces of butter remaining this is okay

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Those pieces will create the flaky effect when the biscuits begin to cook

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Now, create a well in the center of your bowl of dry ingredients

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Pour the buttermilk into the center of the bowl

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Using your hands (this will feel funny and get messy), incorporate all the ingredients until the dough begins to come together and become one

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Now put a small amount of flour on a flat surface and continue to bring the dough together, making sure not to knead the dough or overwork it

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Use some of that extra flour to bring it all together and get the dough off your fingers too

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Now spread out and flatten the dough so it's about the height of your flattened hand

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Using your biscuit cutter (dip it in some flour to keep any dough from sticking to it), cut out 24 biscuits, reworking the dough if need be

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Place a piece of parchment paper on your cookie sheet and line up the cut biscuits, 4 by 6

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Place the biscuits into the oven and cook until golden brown, about 20 minutes

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Remove the biscuits and let cool for about 5 minutes before handling

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These biscuits are great for breakfast with eggs and bacon, or alone as a snack