These buttery, tender biscuits come together with just a few simple ingredients. No pastry cutter, food processor, or rolling dough necessary!
What You’ll Need
2 1/3 c. All Purpose Flour
3 1/2 tsp. Baking Powder
1/2 tsp. Salt
2 tbsp. Sugar
1/2 c. Cold Butter (Unsalted or Salted works in this recipe. If you prefer a more ‘seasoned’ biscuit, go with Salted! Place the stick of butter in the freezer about ten minutes before you start )
1 1/3 c. Buttermilk
Appx. 1/2 c. All Purpose flour for shaping
Melted Butter for topping
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 425 degrees. Line a 8 inch cake pan or baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar.
- Using a cheese grater, grate the stick of butter into the dry ingredients & gently stir. This method creates the perfect distribution of butter into the flour without having to use a pastry cutter or processor!
- Slowly stir the buttermilk into the mixture.
- On a separate baking sheet, sprinkle about 1/2 cup flour. Using a spoon, scoop dough onto the baking sheet in uniform sized balls. Be careful that they don’t touch each other.
- With floured hands, pick up each dough ball one at a time and gently toss in between your hands. This will shake off the additional flour and shape the dough.
- Place each ball of dough in the prepared cake pan or baking sheet, positioning them to be right next to another. This helps the biscuits bake upward as opposed to spreading out.
- Bake for 25 minutes. Remove from oven, pour melted butter over the tops. Bake for an additional 5 minutes.
- Enjoy!
