Simple Southern Biscuits
Servings: 0
Ingredients
- 2.5 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tbsp Baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup Butter, frozen & grated
- 1 cup Buttermilk can substitute milk and see next ingredient
- 2 tbsp Buttermilk or 1 tbsp milk and 1 tbsp of lemon juice if you don't have buttermilk
- 2 tbsp Butter, melted to pour over biscuits before baking
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°. Grease pan (I use a 12 inch cast iron pan)
- Mix dry ingredients (flour, baking powder and salt) in medium mixing bowl.
- Cut cold butter into dry mix until crumbly.
- Mix buttermilk into crumbly mixture, mixing until incorporated.
- Flour work surface and turn the dough out. Press until ¾ inch thick rectangle.
- Fold the dough onto inself and press back to ¾ inch thick rectangle. Repeat this step again.
- Cut into 3 inch biscuits with cutter or mason jar lid.
- Place biscuits close together in pan.
- Drizzle melted butter on top of biscuits.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes until golden on top.