Honey, let me tell you about one of my favorite recipes — Flaky Buttermilk Biscuits is something I’ve been making for years and it never disappoints! This is the kind of dish that fills the whole kitchen with the most wonderful aroma and has everyone asking when dinner will be ready.
Made with simple, wholesome ingredients like all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, this recipe comes together without any fuss. That’s the way Gran likes it — good food that doesn’t keep you in the kitchen all day.
Whether you’re making this for a weeknight dinner or bringing it to a gathering, I promise it will disappear fast. Don’t forget to scroll down and let me know how it turned out in the comments!
Please scroll down and leave a star rating in the recipe card below — it helps other home cooks find Gran’s recipes, and it means the world to me!
Flaky Buttermilk Biscuits
Ingredients
- 2 cup All-Purpose Flour
- 2 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 0.25 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 7 tablespoon Butter
- 0.75 cup Buttermilk
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- Using a pastry blender, fork, or two knives, cut in butter till fine and crumbly.
- Make a well in the middle and pour in buttermilk.
- Use a spatula till moistened.
- Shape into a rectangle.
- Mixture may be a little crumbly, but that is okay.
- Fold into thirds, like a business letter.
- Turn the dough 1/4 turn and fold into thirds.
- Turn the dough 1/4 turn and fold into thirds again.
- Roll dough out on a lightly floured board to 3/4 thickness.
- Using a 2 1/2 cutter, push straight down; dont twist.
- Put biscuits on an ungreased baking sheet or Silicone baking mat.
- Press the middles of the biscuits with your thumb to help them rise straight.
- Brush the tops with buttermilk.
- Bake in a 425 degrees F oven for 1215 minutes.
