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Buttermilk Biscuit Tips
- Make sure butter and buttermilk are cold before you start.
- Work quickly.
- Make sure your oven is preheated before you put the biscuits in to bake
- Brush with melted butter after baking if desired.
- If using for shortcake, sprinkle with sugar before baking
- Don't overwork the dough
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Step 1: What You Need for Buttermilk Biscuits
To make 12 -16 biscuits, you'll need:Buttermilk Biscuits Ingredients
- 5 cups flour, plus extra for countertop and hands
- 1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, diced and chilled
- 2 cups buttermilk, cold
Buttermilk Biscuits Equipment
- Large mixing bowl
- Whisk
- Large spoon
- Rolling pin
- Fork
- Biscuit cutter or glass that is 2 1/2-3 inches in diameter
- Cookie sheet, lightly greased or covered with parchment paper
Step 2: How to Make Buttermilk Biscuits
- Preheat oven to 500F.
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a large mixing bowl.
- Cut in the butter to the flour mixture with a pastry blender until the mixture has the texture of coarse crumbs.
- Make a well in the center of the mixture and pour in the buttermilk all at once.
- Stir quickly until combined into a sticky dough. If it looks too dry, you may need an additional 1-2 tablespoons of buttermilk.
- Spread some flour on your work surface, making sure your hands are coated.
- Turn the buttermilk biscuit dough onto the surface, and knead it 10 times.
- Flatten dough into an oval with hands.
- Roll dough out to 3/4 inch thickness with a rolling pin.
- Dip the tines of a fork in flour.
- Using the fork, pierce the dough completely through every half inch.
- Flour a 2 1/2-3 inch biscuit cutter. If you don't have a biscuit cutter, you can use a glass turned upside down.
- Stamp out biscuits.
- Place biscuits on the cookie sheet.
- Don't re-roll the scraps; that will toughen the biscuits. You can discard them, or cut them into irregular shapes, and place them on the baking sheet for "bonus biscuits".
- Bake biscuits for 8 - 12 minutes until golden brown.
How to Make Strawberry Shortcake
- Biscuits are the classic base for strawberry shortcake. For each shortcake. you'll need
- One buttermilk biscuit, split in half
- 3/4 cup strawberries, tossed with 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/4 cup whipped cream, sweetened and flavored with vanilla if desired
