Buttermilk Biscuits
by Sweet Basil — 4 Comments » 
Still in search of the perfect buttermilk biscuits. These ones are the best so far. Served with honey, cinnamon butter in honor of Texas Roadhouse. Which for some reason is still the best roll and and honey cinnamon butter combination I’ve had at a restaurant. Don’t you agree? These biscuits are big, soft, and have just the perfect crumb to them. Biscuits are also far easier to make than rolls, but I hardly think to do it. Not to mention, I’ve made a few hard and dry biscuits in my time, so sometimes I worry they will turn out like that again. But never fear, we’ve practiced these over and over and they turn out perfect every time!
Buttermilk Biscuits
- 1 Cup Unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 Cup Cake flour
- 2 Teaspoons Baking powder
- ½ Teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 Teaspoon Sugar
- ½ Teaspoon Salt
- 8 Tablespoons (1 stick) Cold Unsalted butter, cut into ¼ inch cubes
- ¾ Cup Cold buttermilk, or ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons plain yogurt
- Adjust oven rack to middle and heat to 450.
- Place the flours, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, and salt in a large bowl or food processor fitted with a metal blade. Whisk, or process ingredients together.
- Cut in the butter until it resembles coarse meal with a few slightly larger bumps.
- Stir in buttermilk with a rubber spatula or fork until it forms a soft, slightly sticky ball. In a food processor, remove cover and pour in buttermilk evenly over flour. Process until it forms moist clumps.
- Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface and quickly forn into a rough ball. Be careful to not overmix. Using a sharp knife, divide the dough into quarters and then each quarter into thirds. Quickly and gently shape into a rough ball. Place on ungreased baking sheet (this can be refrigerated for up to 2 hours)
- Bake until tops are light brown, 10-12 min.
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Carrian Cheney
Lover of all things beautiful, good and delicious. Wife, mother, friend, foodie.
I am going to have to try this out. I don’t have that cookbook, but I have seen it and wanted it!
MY hubby loves his biscuits.
The instructions have you knead the dough? That seems odd to me I think of bsicuits as a quickbread, which means no kneading. I’d think the kneading would make them tough. I find the addition of an egg odd, too, though, so perhaps the Bob’s Red Mill mix is just a totally different biscuit concept.I recently used the Smitten Kitchen recipe for Cream Biscuits (via James Beard) as a cobbler topping, replacing the cream with 1 cup of milk, which makes it too gooey for rolling but perfect for blopping onto fruit. Instead of dipping the dough, I poured the melted butter over the top. With a squirt of lemon or a spoon of vinegar to sour the milk (like Kathy c recommended), I think that the Smitten Kitchen recipe with 3/4 cup soured milk would work well for buttermilk-type bsicuits.
Yummy! you made these and didnt invite me over. haha! JK! They look delicious!!
That is totally my favorite recipe for biscuits. LOVE THEM. I’m so glad you got that book for your birthday. It’s also one of my faves.