Easy Homemade Biscuits

These Easy Homemade Biscuits are filled with layers of buttery goodness. Made with only 5 ingredients; flour, baking powder, salt, butter, and buttermilk! The perfect addition to any meal.

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Keyword biscuit, bread, breakfast, buttermilk, buttermilk biscuits, side, side dish

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 10

Total Time 25

Servings biscuits

Calories 152kcal

Author Jesseca

Equipment

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 Tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
8 Tbsp cold butter I recommend salted with these
1 cup buttermilk

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Line the pan with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper and set aside for later.
Combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a large mixing bowl.
Carefully shred the frozen butter using a cheese grater or food processor, pulsing only one to three times to keep the butter chilled. Gently toss the butter shreds in the dry ingredients until coated and combined with the flour.
Slowly mix in the buttermilk, using a wooden spoon, until combined and the dough begins to form, try not to mix too much, in order to keep the butter cold.
Turn the dough out onto a well floured surface. Use your hands to pat the dough into a 1 inch thick round. Fold the dough into 1/3’s over the top of itself and press down to 1/2 inch thickness.
Cut into squares or use a round cutter to cut the dough into circles.
Place onto the prepared pan and bake for 10 minutes, or until the biscuits begin to brown. Be sure to watch closely to avoid overbaking.

Notes

How to freeze biscuit dough:

Follow the recipe directions all the way to cutting your biscuits.
Place on a parchment lined tray.
Flash freeze 20 minutes.
Individually wrap each in plastic wrap and place in a labeled zip top bag.
When you are ready to use: Remove from the freezer and bake as directed.

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