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Is there ever a wrong time to enjoy Homemade Biscuits? Is there any meal where flaky, buttery, fluffy biscuits wouldn’t fit? Obviously, the answer to that question is no. Homemade Biscuits pair well with everything, whether you want a buttered bite with your eggs and bacon or a dipper for pan sauces and juices. Before you know it, you’ll be serving them with every meal… and you won’t hear any complaints!
Ingredients:
• 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon aluminum-free baking powder
• 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 7 tablespoons unsalted butter, very cold
• 1 cup buttermilk, cold
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted (optional)
Preparation:
1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
2. Prepare a baking tray using either parchment paper or a reusable silicone baking mat, if you have one.
3. In a mixing bowl or stand mixer, combine your flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until all of the ingredients are thoroughly mixed.
4. Next, cut the 7 tablespoons of cold butter into cubes. Try to keep the butter as cold as possible, as cold butter will impart better texture and flavor to the dough. If it starts to soften too much, pop it back into the fridge or freezer until it cools down again.
5. Add the cold butter cubes into the flour mixture and mix with a pastry cutter until there are only small clumps, around the same size as a pea.
6. Create a small well in the center, and pour the buttermilk into the well. Then fold the 10 buttermilk into the mixture using a spatula.
7. Lightly press the dough to bring it together completely and then drop it onto a lightly floured flat surface.
8. Then, roll out the dough into a large rectangle shape, about 10×9 inches.