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Buttermilk Biscuits with Honey Butter

Source of Recipe

Epicurious, December 2015


Recipe Introduction

"Sweet honey butter, seasoned with a kiss of flaky sea salt, is the ultimate topping for these light-as-air biscuits."

List of Ingredients

For the Biscuits:
â—¦ 1 Tbsp plus 1½ teaspoons sugar
â—¦ 4 tsp baking powder
â—¦ 1½ tsp kosher salt
â—¦ ½ tsp baking soda
â—¦ 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for surface
â—¦ ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons (1¾ sticks) chilled unsalted butter, cut into small cubes
â—¦ 1¼ cups buttermilk

For the Honey Butter:
â—¦ ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
â—¦ 2 Tbsp honey
â—¦ 2 tsp flaky sea salt, plus more for serving


Recipe

For the Biscuits:
Position rack in middle of oven and preheat to 425° F. Whisk sugar, baking powder, kosher salt, baking soda, and 3 cups flour in a large bowl. Cut in butter using a pastry cutter or two butter knives until pea-sized lumps form. Stir in buttermilk until a shaggy dough forms.

Gather dough into a ball. On a lightly floured surface, press into an 8-inch square. Fold sides over like a letter. Turn 90° and fold sides again, forming a small square. Press or roll to an 8-inch square and repeat once, adding flour as needed to prevent sticking.

Pat dough into a scant ¾-inch round. Cut out rounds with 2½-inch cutter; transfer to a parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet. Gather scraps and repeat patting and cutting (you should have 14). Freeze until chilled, about 15 minutes.

Bake biscuits, rotating sheet halfway through, until golden brown, 22 to 24 minutes.

For the Honey Butter:
Stir butter, honey, and 2 teaspoons sea salt in a medium bowl until well combined.

Top biscuits with Honey Butter and sprinkle with sea salt; serve warm or at room temperature.


Makes 14 biscuits