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The Best Easy Buttermilk Biscuits Recipe

Easy Buttermilk Biscuits Recipe - delicious flaky buttery biscuits that are light, rich, and full of flavor!

Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 248 kcal
Course: Bread
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 10 tablespoons unsalted butter divided
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour plus more for dusting
  • 1 & 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • ¾ teaspoon fine sea salt
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¾ cup + 1 tablespoon buttermilk divided

Instructions

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  1. Preheat the oven to 425°F. Line a sheet tray with parchment paper. 
  2. Grate 8 tablespoons of the butter or dice it very small and place it in the freezer for 15 minutes. Add the buttermilk to the freezer during this time as well.
  3. In a large bowl stir together the flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, and baking soda. Add the butter and cut it in with a pastry cutter or you can use two forks. The mixture should appear crumbly with no larger than pea-sized pieces of butter.
  4. Pour in ¾ cup of buttermilk (if any of the buttermilk started to freeze, just break it up with a fork). Stir until combined, mixture will be crumbly, with some of the flour not fully mixing in.
  5. Lightly dust a clean work surface with more flour. Pour out the dough mixture and work it with your hands to form a ball. 
  6. Roll the dough out into ½ inch thick rectangle. Fold ? of one side over the center. Fold the other ? on top. Roll it out into a ½ inch rectangle again and fold the same way. Repeat 1 more time.
  7. Do the tri-fold one last time but this time roll out the dough into a 1-inch thickness. Using a 2 & ½ inch biscuit cutter, cut out the biscuits. Place the biscuits slightly touching onto the parchment-lined sheet tray.
  8. Roll the scraps back into a ball and roll it out again to cut more biscuits. Keep doing this until you have 8 biscuits. 
  9. Brush the tops of the biscuits with the remaining 1 tablespoon of buttermilk. Bake for 13-15 minutes until puffed up and the tops are golden brown.
  10. While the biscuits are cooking, melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter.
  11. Immediately brush the tops of the biscuits with the melted butter. Let cool slightly and serve.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1g Calories 248kcal (12%) Carbohydrates 26g (9%) Protein 3g (6%) Fat 15g (23%) Saturated Fat 9g (45%) Polyunsaturated Fat 5g Cholesterol 38mg (13%) Sodium 335mg (14%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 2g (4%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 248

% Daily Value*

Serving 1g
Calories 248kcal 12%
Carbohydrates 26g 9%
Protein 3g 6%
Fat 15g 23%
Saturated Fat 9g 45%
Polyunsaturated Fat 5g 29%
Cholesterol 38mg 13%
Sodium 335mg 14%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 2g 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.