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Buttery Buttermilk Biscuits

Source of Recipe


From "Paula Deen's Southern Cooking Bible"



List of Ingredients



• 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus extra for dusting
  
• 1 Tbsp baking powder
  
• 2 tsp sugar
  
• 1 tsp baking soda
  
• 1 tsp salt
  
• 8 Tbsp (1 stick) cold butter, cut into small bits
  
• 1 cup buttermilk
  






Instructions



1. Place a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 450°F. Grease a baking sheet with butter, oil, or cooking spray.
   In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, sugar, baking soda, and salt. Cut in the butter with a pastry blender, your hands, or two knives until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Using a rubber spatula, fold the buttermilk into the flour mixture until all the flour is moistened.
   
   
2. Sprinkle a small handful of flour over a work surface. Turn the dough out onto the surface and knead lightly two or three times with the palms of your hands until the mixture comes together. Pat the dough out until its a 6-inch square. Cut the dough twice lengthwise and twice widthwise to make 9 squares.
   
   
3. Place the biscuits on the prepared baking sheet and bake until light golden brown and firm to the touch, about 12 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.
   
   Makes 9 biscuits.
   
   






Final Comments


For an airy and flaky dough, make sure your butter is cold when you're cutting it into flour mixtures for biscuits, piecrusts, and the like. Work quickly so that it doesn't start to melt on you, especially if you're using your hands.