Buttermilk Biscuits

Name: Buttermilk Biscuits
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tbsp baking powder; 1 tsp cream of tartar; 1 tbsp sugar; 1/2 tsp baking soda; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 cup (1 stick) cold butter (cubed); 1 cup whole milk or buttermilk; 1 egg

Tall, flaky buttermilk biscuits with buttery layers and golden tops.

Total time

27 min

Serves

10

Difficulty

Medium

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Essentials · serves 10

3 cups all-purpose flour 1 tbsp baking powder 1 tsp cream of tartar 1 tbsp sugar 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 cup (1 stick) cold butter (cubed) 1 cup whole milk or buttermilk 1 egg

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The preparation

7 steps, about 27 minutes start to finish.

01
Preheat oven to 450°F.
02
Whisk together flour, baking powder, cream of tartar, sugar, baking soda, and salt.
03
Cut cold butter into flour until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
04
Whisk egg into milk and add to flour mixture, stirring until just combined.
05
Turn onto floured surface and gently fold a few times.
06
Pat to 3/4 inch thickness and cut out biscuits.
07
Bake at 450°F for 10-12 minutes until golden.

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“Keep the butter cold and handle the dough as little as possible, since those cold flecks of butter are what steam into flaky layers. When you cut the biscuits, press straight down without twisting the cutter, because twisting seals the edges and keeps them from rising tall.”

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