Name: Buttermilk Biscuits
Yield: Makes 1 Dozen
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 1½ tablespoons sugar; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1½ cups all-purpose flour; 4 tablespoons (½ stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces; ⅔ cup buttermilk, or as needed (or substitute ⅓ cup plain yogurt mixed with ⅓ cup skim milk or cold water); ½ teaspoon baking soda; ½ teaspoon salt

Preparation info

Makes
1 Dozen

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

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. 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

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