Buttermilk Biscuits

Buttermilk Biscuits

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 TBS. plus 1 tsp. baking powder
• 6 TBS. butter
• 1 cup buttermilk
• Dash of salt

Recipe

1 - Preheat oven to 425°.
2 - Mix dry ingredients together.
3 - Cut butter in with pastry blender (alternatively, use a fork) until the mixture resembles corn meal, about 3 minutes.
4 - Make a well in the middle and pour buttermilk in well. Stir in buttermilk until the ingredients are just moistened. Be sure not to over-mix.
5 - On a clean, dry surface, sprinkle flour.
6 - Pour dough ingredients onto surface and lightly knead about 12 times.
7 - Roll out dough to a thickness of about 1/2 inch.
8 - Cut biscuits using a biscuit cutter or rim of a cup.
9 - Place biscuits on baking sheet. If you want softer biscuits, place biscuits together so that they barely touch. If you want harder biscuits, place biscuits farther apart from each other.
10 - Bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes.