Flaky Buttermilk Biscuits

These flaky biscuits made with lots of butter and buttermilk may just be the best biscuits you'll ever have.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 229 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 ½ cups buttermilk
• 2 tablespoons buttermilk
• 3 teaspoons white sugar
• 4 cups Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached
• 1 cup cold salted butter, cubed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown on top, about 10 minutes.

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Step 3

Whisk flour, baking powder, sugar, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl. Cut butter in with a pastry blender or 2 knives until it resembles bread crumbs. Gently stir in 1 1/2 cups buttermilk.

Step 4

Put biscuit dough onto a floured surface and sprinkle a bit of extra flour on top. Cut out 16 biscuits with a biscuit or cookie cutter and place on the prepared baking sheet. Brush tops with remaining buttermilk.