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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 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Bread
Cuisine American
Servings 12 Biscuits
Calories 250 kcal

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.

Notes

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