Categories: BAKED GOODS, Faves, biscuits

Ingredients

• 1 stick of unslated butter, chilled, cut in little pieces
• 2 cups flour (if you have a flour bin, fluff up the flour before measuring, and use a knife to even off the cup measure)
• 1 Tbs baking powder
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3/4 cup (+ or -) buttermilk

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

2. uff up flour and measure into a mixing bowl. Add the baking powder, salt, and sugar. 3. Add the cut up butter and mix until you see pea-size bits of butter in the flour.

3. Add the buttermilk, starting with between 1/2 – 3/4 cup. Mix briefly. If it holds together well, and looks moist, then do not add any more buttermilk. If it still looks dry, add a little buttermilk at a time until it holds together in a damp ball. Remove from bowl to floured board.

4. Briefly, squeeze dough and form into a ball. Using a floured rolling pin, roll out gently to a half inch thickness. The dough should feel silky and soft as “a baby’s bottom”.

5. Using a drinking glass, cut out biscuits and place on a baking sheet that has been fitted with foil. You can re-use the scraps, but don’t handle it too much or it will toughen. Place biscuits close together, and bake for about 18-20 minutes.

6. This will make about a dozen medium sized biscuits, or about 9 large biscuits.

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