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buttery biscuits

Buttery Layer Biscuits from Scratch

These moist, layered biscuits will have your guests asking for the recipe. Perfect served with a soup, stew or casserole or served with sausage and gravy for breakfast!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Course Bread
Cuisine American
Servings 12 Biscuits

Equipment

  • 1 Large Mixing Bowl
  • 1 Biscuit Cutter
  • 1 Cookie Sheet

Ingredients
  

  • 3 Cups All Purpose Flour
  • 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1 tbsp Baking Powder
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 Cup Cold Butter (cubed)
  • 1.5 Cups Buttermilk
  • 1/2 Cup Cold Butter (shredded)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
  • Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper, non-stick spray or silicon mat.
  • In a large bowl, mix together the dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt)
  • Using a fork or a pastry blender cut the butter into the dry ingredients until you get large crumbles.
  • Pour the buttermilk into the dry ingredients and gently mix until combined. DO NOT over mix this. We are not making bread.
  • The mixture will be wet and sticky- Pour out onto a sheet of parchment paper or a floured surface. Sprinkle with flour.
  • With a rolling pin, gently roll the dough out to about a 10" square.
  • Sprinkle with cold shredded butter and fold into thirds and roll out again.
  • Repeat this roll our, fold, add shredded butter 2 more times.
  • With a biscuit cutter, cut into rounds and place on cookie sheet. (Again the dough will be kinda wet at this point-it's going to be ok- trust me ;)
  • Bake at 400° F for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Set on cooling rack to cool and brush with butter and serve warm with more butter (can you tell we're dairy farmers, yet? ;) or jam.

No-Biscuit Cut Method

  • If you would rather skip the biscuit cutter method: after you have rolled your last round out, you can use a spoon to scoop your biscuit onto the cookie sheet, using similar sized spoon fulls.
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