Buttermilk Biscuits from Scratch
Servings: 5
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/8 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 tbsp cold butter
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 475°.
- In a mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Cut cold butter into flour mixture using a pastry cutter, until a coarse crumb mixture.
- Stir in buttermilk until just combined into a shaggy dough.
- Place dough onto a floured surface. Pat flat and fold 3 times. Then flatten evenly to about 1/2 to 1 inch thick.
- Cut out as many biscuits as possible. Reform and flatten the remaining dough. You will cut a total 5 biscuits.
- Butter a cast iron skillet. Transfer cut biscuits into the skillet.
- Bake for 11-15 minutes, until golden brown.