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Mile High Biscuits
Mile High Buttermilk Biscuits stand extra tall with the best tender, flaky, and the most delicious texture. This easy biscuit recipe with golden brown tops and fluffy insides will be a family favorite for breakfast or dinner.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 258 kcal
Course:
Bread
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4 cups all purpose flour
- 1¼ teaspoon salt
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 10 tablespoons butter cold- frozen if possible
- 1¾ cups buttermilk cold
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450˚F.
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
- Cut the butter into small cubes and add to the flour mixture. Use a pastry cutter ( or two knives) to cut the butter into the flour, continuing until it is the consistency of small peas.
- Create a well in the flour mixture and pour the buttermilk in. Mix the dough with a spoon or fork, until it just holds together.
- Turn the dough out on a floured surface and form into a rectangle. Fold 1/3 of side of the rectangle to the center to create 3 layers. Press firmly to reform to rectangle shape about 1-1½" tall. To create "mile high" biscuits, you need at least this thickness to the dough.
- Use a 2½" biscuit cutter to cut 8 biscuits from the dough. Use the scraps to form 2-4 more biscuits with the cutter.
- Bake for 15-18 minutes. Once they are cooked through and the tops are brown, remove them from the oven. Optionally you can brush the tops with additional melted butter, or just serve as it with honey or jam.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
258kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
34g
(11%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
0.4g
Cholesterol
29mg
(10%)
Sodium
542mg
(23%)
Potassium
95mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
349IU
(7%)
Calcium
128mg
(13%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 258
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 258kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 34g | 11% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0.4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 29mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 542mg | 23% |
| Potassium | 95mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 349IU | 7% |
| Calcium | 128mg | 13% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.