Richard Sax

Buttermilk Biscuits

Preparation info
  • Makes

    1 Dozen

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Get in There and Cook: A Master Class for the Starter Chef
Get in There and Cook

By Richard Sax

Published 1997

  • About

These are one of the mainstays of fine Southern home cooking.

Ingredients

  • 1½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1½ tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon

Method

  1. 1. In a food processor, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, pulsing once or twice with an on-and-off motion. Add the butter and process, pulsing, until the mixture is crumbly. Drizzle most but not all of the buttermilk over the dry mixture; pulse to combine, without overworking the dough. The dough should hold together and be moi