Buttermilk Biscuits

Is your mouth watering thinking of these delicious buttermilk biscuits just right for slathering butter, honey, jelly or even sausage gravy all over them?  

​If it is, you'll be glad to know these are really easy to make in just a few simple steps.  

First you'll bring your ingredients together to make a soft dough.  Let the butter sit out at room temperature for a while and it will be easy to blend into the dry ingredients with a pastry blender.  If you don't have time to let the butter soften, simply pop it in the microwave for a few seconds.  

Put the dough out on a lightly floured board and knead gently. 

Then roll the dough 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick and cut with a biscuit cutter.  If you can't find your biscuit cutter like me since we just moved, a glass will do.  

Place biscuits on a baking sheet and bake until golden about 10 to 14 minutes. Then the best part...enjoy fresh warm homemade biscuits from your own oven!

Buttermilk Biscuits
 
4 C. sifted flour
2 Tbsp. baking powder
2 tsp. salt
8 Tbsp. (1 stick) butter softened
1 ½ C. buttermilk*
 
1.  Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
2.  Sift then measure flour.  Add baking powder and salt.
3.  Cut butter into dry mixture with a pastry blender until crumbly.
4.  Add buttermilk and mix enough to make a soft dough.
5.  Gently knead dough on lightly floured board.
6.  Roll dough ½ to ¾ inch thick and cut with biscuit cutter. 
     Place on ungreased baking sheet.
7.  Bake 10 to 14 minutes until golden. 
 
​Makes 10 to 12 biscuits 
 
*If you don’t have buttermilk on hand, pour about 2 Tbsp. vinegar or lemon juice into your measuring cup then add milk until you have 1 ½ C. liquid.  Let stand a few minutes before using. 

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