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Browned Butter Biscuits
A delicious twist on traditional butter biscuits, we make ours with Browned Butter! This Browned Butter Biscuit recipe produces flakey buttery biscuits with a deeper depth in flavor from the browned butter.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Butter cooling time
2 hrs
Servings: 10
Calories: 250 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- ¾ cup unsalted butter (1½ sticks) softened
- 1¾ cups all purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ¾ tsp kosher salt
- ½ cup buttermilk
- ¼ cup unsalted butter (½ stick) melted
Instructions
- Place butter into a small saucepan and melt over medium-low heat. Allow butter to barely come to a simmer for 7 to 9 minutes or until browned with a nutty aroma. Pour browned butter into a small bowl and allow butter to cool.
- Cover and refrigerate butter until butter hardens completely, about 2 hours. Cut butter into small cubes and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 450˚F.
- In a mixing bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt and whisk together.
- Cut in butter until mixture becomes coarse and mealy.
- Add buttermilk and fold in until dough just comes together. Turn dough out onto a clean, lightly floured surface and gently roll out into a rectangle about ½ inch thick
- Fold dough into thirds, gently roll dough out again and fold dough into thirds the other direction. Gently roll dough out until 1 inch thick and cut into 2”x 2” squares.
- Place biscuits onto a parchment lined baking sheet, about 1 inch apart and bake for 8 minutes. Remove from oven and brush tops with melted butter.
- Bake for an additional 4 to 6 minutes. Remove from heat and allow biscuits to cool for 5 to 7 minutes. Serve warm.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
250kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
18g
(6%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
19g
(29%)
Saturated Fat
12g
(60%)
Cholesterol
50mg
(17%)
Sodium
287mg
(12%)
Potassium
44mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
587IU
(12%)
Calcium
77mg
(8%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 250
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 250kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 18g | 6% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 19g | 29% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Cholesterol | 50mg | 17% |
| Sodium | 287mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 44mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 587IU | 12% |
| Calcium | 77mg | 8% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.