Southern Buttermilk Biscuits

January 24, 2023 / 1 Comment
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Southern buttermilk biscuits are a classic, known for their light, flaky texture and crisp golden edges. What sets them apart from other biscuits is their simplicity, relying on just a handful of ingredients and a few expert techniques to create the perfect result. The most crucial step in crafting these biscuits is ensuring that the butter stays cold. When cold butter hits a hot oven, it melts and releases steam, creating pockets of air that make the biscuits rise and develop layers. These layers are key to that signature flakiness, giving the biscuits a tender bite while maintaining just the right amount of crispness on the outside.

Another essential step in this recipe is folding the dough. While it may seem like an extra task, folding the dough over itself a few times before cutting the biscuits helps create those delicate, flaky layers. The process is simple but effective, and it ensures that every bite offers that satisfying, buttery texture.

With just five ingredients—flour, baking powder, salt, cold butter, and buttermilk—these biscuits are remarkably easy to make. Most home bakers will already have these ingredients in their pantry, making it a go-to recipe for when you’re in need of a quick, comforting side dish. The biscuits only take about 15 minutes to bake, making them an easy addition to any meal.

Serve these southern buttermilk biscuits with a generous slather of gravy for a classic pairing, or add a dollop of butter or jam for a sweeter touch. No matter how they’re enjoyed, their tender, flaky texture and rich, buttery flavor make them a timeless favorite in Southern cuisine.

Sothern Buttermilk Biscuits

These Southern Buttermilk Biscuits are flaky and tender, and crisp in all the right spots. 
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 10 -12 Biscuits

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Cups All-Purpose flour
  • 1 tbsp Baking Powder 
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • ½ Cup (8tbsp) Cold Salted Butter
  • 1 Cup Buttermilk

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 450°F.
  • In a large bowl, add flour, baking powder, and salt, and mix well.
  • Cut the cold butter into the flour mixture. Make sure flour looks like coarse crumbles + butter chunks are flat. 
  • Add in the buttermilk and stir gently till combined. Fold-out dough onto a lightly floured surface. With flour-dusted hands, pat dough out into a rectangle. Fold the dough into thirds to stack the dough into three layers. pat out again and repeat the same process 1-2 more times (making sure you add flour between each layer, ensuring flaky layers).
  • Pat dough out until about 3/4 inch thick. Using a 2 1/2 – 3-inch circle cutter, gently cut out biscuits. Do not twist cutter, simply press down firmly.
  • Place the biscuit dough onto a cast iron. For soft sides, place biscuits with sides touching, or for crispier edges place 1 – 2 inches apart.
  • Bake in oven for 10 – 15 minutes, or until golden.
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If you’re craving something a bit sweeter, blueberry buttermilk biscuits are the perfect twist on the classic recipe. These biscuits maintain the same flaky, tender texture that makes Southern biscuits so beloved, but with the addition of fresh, juicy blueberries that burst with sweetness in every bite.

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