Old Fashioned Buttermilk Biscuits
1 1/2 c all-purpose flour 1/2 c cake flour 1/2 ts salt 2 ts baking powder 1/2 c cold unsalted butter 3/4 c buttermilk or heavy cream 1 (or more) Preheat the oven to 450F; set rack ...
Ingredients
- 11/2 c all-purpose flour
- 1/2c cake flour
- 1/2ts salt
- 2ts baking powder
- 1/2c cold unsalted butter
- 3/4c buttermilk or heavy cream
- 1(or more)
Directions
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1 1/2 c all-purpose flour 1/2 c cake flour 1/2 ts salt 2 ts baking powder 1/2 c cold unsalted butter 3/4 c buttermilk or heavy cream 1 (or m
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set rack in middle level
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Prepare biscuit dough
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COMBINE THE FLOURS, salt and baking powder in a mixing bowl and stir well to mix
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Rub in the butter by hand or with a pastry blender until the mixture is mealy
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Stir in 3/4 cup of the buttermilk with a fork and continue stirring gently until the dough begins to hold together
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If the dough is dry, add more buttermilk, 1 tablespoon at a time.) Sprinkle the work surface generously with flour and scrape the dough onto
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Fold the dough over on itself two or three times