Buttermilk Biscuits (w/ High Fat Butter)

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Biscuits made with butter are the BEST possible way to make a biscuit. Trust me. I’ve had my fair share of biscuits and nothing beats a buttery flaky biscuit. This is the go-to recipe that never fails me. Not only do the ingredients come together perfectly with this recipe, but the technique is what makes a perfect biscuit as well.

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Buttermilk Biscuits (w/ High Fat Butter)

Biscuits made with butter are the BEST possible way to make a biscuit. Trust me. I’ve had my fair share of biscuits and nothing beats a buttery flaky biscuit. This is the go-to recipe that never fails me.

Ingredients

Buttermilk Biscuits

• 2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 8 tablespoon butter, frozen and grated
• 3/4 cup buttermilk

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. To prepare biscuit dough, begin with grating the frozen butter into a bowl. Once grated, return the butter to the freezer until ready to use.
3. Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl. Add the grated butter to the bowl. Cut the frozen butter into the flour mixture with a pastry cutter (or two forks). The mixture should combine and come together to form pieces the size of peas. Add buttermilk and stir with a fork.
4. Flour your countertop and place the dough on the floured surface. Work the dough slightly just until it comes together.
5. Using a floured rolling pin roll the dough into a rectangle about 3/4 inch thick. Fold the dough like you would be folding a letter. Bring both ends of the dough to the middle and then fold again. Roll out the dough to a rectangle again. Repeat folding and rolling two more times ending with dough rolled into a rectangle about 1 inch thick. Cut dough using a biscuit cutter or cut into squares. Place the biscuits on the parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake at 425 for about 20 minutes or until the tops are golden brown.
6. Remove from oven and brush with butter. Serve warm.

Notes:

You can totally make these with oil good for grilling like canola oil or vegetable oil instead. You can soften 1 tablespoon of butter, mix it with 1 teaspoon of brown sugar, and top it with dollops of the brown sugar butter right off the grill! (See this in my IG stories.)

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