Buttermilk Biscuits

bread milk/cream side bake quick & easy bon appétit

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Makes 4 biscuits

Source

Ingredients

2 cups all purpose flour

1 tablespoon sugar

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

10 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) chilled unsalted butter, cut into pieces

2/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon chilled buttermilk

Method

Preheat oven to 375°F. Sift flour, sugar, baking powder and salt into large bowl. Add butter and rub in with fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal. Gradually add buttermilk, tossing with fork until large moist clumps form. Gather dough into ball. Divide into 4 pieces. Shape each piece into 3-inch round. Transfer to baking sheet, spacing evenly.

Bake biscuits until tester inserted into center comes out dry, about 20 minutes (biscuits will be pale). Transfer biscuits to rack and cool to lukewarm. (Can be prepared 6 hours ahead. Cool. Wrap tightly in aluminum foil and store at room temperature. Before serving, rewarm in 350°F oven for 5 minutes.)