How To Make Biscuits
- October 7, 2009
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Edison Music Corp
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Betsy Winchester
What’s better than a biscuit hot from the oven? Make a batch tonight with this easy recipe.
You Will Need
- 3 c. all-purpose flour
- 1½ tbsp. sugar
- 1 tbsp. plus 1 tsp. baking powder
- ½ tbsp. salt
- ½ tsp. baking soda
- 1½ sticks chilled unsalted butter, cut into ¼-inch pieces
- 1¼ c. cold, well-shaken buttermilk
- 1 large egg, beaten
- A rolling pin
- A biscuit cutter
- A cookie sheet
- A pastry brush
Step 1: Preheat oven
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
Step 2: Mix dry ingredients
Mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in a large bowl.
Step 3: Add butter
Mix the butter pieces into the flour mixture with your fingers until the texture is coarse.
Step 4: Add buttermilk
Stir in the buttermilk with a fork until the mixture is a moist, sticky dough.
Step 5: Knead the dough
Turn the dough onto a flat, lightly floured surface and knead it gently a few times. Then, flatten it with your hands and a lightly floured rolling pin until it’s an even half-inch thick.
Step 6: Cut out rounds
Using a lightly floured biscuit cutter, cut out as many rounds as you can. Put them on an ungreased baking sheet, spaced two inches apart. Then re-knead the leftover dough so you can squeeze out a few more.
If you don’t care about uniformity, just cut out rectangular sections of the dough with a floured knife.
Step 7: Glaze the tops
Brush the tops of the biscuits lightly with the beaten egg.
Step 8: Bake
Bake until golden brown on top, about 15 minutes. Serve warm with lots of butter!
In England, “biscuit” refers to a cookie, not a bread roll.
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Comments (1)
This is an excellent recipe and great technique. Grandmother and I do it slightly differently, using lard instead of butter, and I use plain, whole milk yogurt instead of buttermilk. We cook in a cast iron skillet with the biscuits closer together. Serve with butter and molasses (honey for the kids), or make country style milk pan gravy.
about 1 year ago by Larry_Johnson
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