Basic Buttermilk Biscuits
3 1/2 cups Flour 1 teaspoon Salt 1 tablespoon Sugar 4 teaspoons Baking powder 1 teaspoon Baking soda 4 tablespoons Butter 2 Eggs -- lightly beaten 1 1/2 cups Buttermilk Spray short...
Ingredients
- 31/2 cups flour
- 1teaspoonsalt
- 1tablespoonsugar
- 4teaspoons baking powder
- 1teaspoonbaking soda
- 4tablespoons butter
- 2eggs -- lightly beaten
- 11/2 cups buttermilk
Directions
- 1
3 1/2 cups Flour 1 teaspoon Salt 1 tablespoon Sugar 4 teaspoons Baking powder 1 teaspoon Baking soda 4 tablespoons Butter 2 Eggs -- lightly
- 2
In a food processor or a large bowl,mix 3 cups of the flour with salt,sugar,baking powder and baking soda
- 3
Cut the butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture is textured like cornmeal
- 4
Separately mix the eggs with the buttermilk,and stir all but 2 tbs.of this liquid into the dry mixture
- 5
Mix just enough to make a uniformly moistened dough
- 6
Dust a clean work surface with 1/2 the remaining flour,and turn the dough out onto the floured surface
- 7
Sprinkle the top with the rest of the flour,and with floured hands,gently push the dough into a circle about 1/2" thick.
- 8
Cut with a 2" or 3 " biscuit cutter,and place buscuits close together on a grease and cormeal coated cookie sheet