Ingredients

The following ingredients have 14 Servings
  • 2 cups self rising flour
  • 1 Tablespoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 Tablespoon sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 ½ sticks butter (frozen or very cold)
  • 1 egg (lightly beaten)
  • ¾ cup cold buttermilk (plus 2-3 tablespoons)

Instruction

  • Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, and salt.
  • Using a cheese grater, grate 1 ½ sticks of butter into the flour mixture. Your butter should be very cold. If I don’t already have some in the freezer I will put it in the freezer for 30-60 minutes before I make biscuits.
  • Using a pastry blender cut the butter into the dry ingredients. When you are done the butter pieces should be no larger than a pea.
  • Stir in the egg
  • Add the buttermilk. If the dough seems dry you can add a little more buttermilk, a tablespoon at a time. Stir after each addition. I usually end up adding 1 more tablespoon.
  • When the dough has come together cover it with a towel and place in the refrigerator for at least 20-30 minutes.
  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
  • Place your dough on a lightly floured counter. If the dough is still sticky, sprinkle some four over the top and work in to the dough.
  • Using your hands, press the dough into a rectangle that is about ½ inch thick.
  • Fold the dough into thirds, similar to the way you would fold a piece of paper to fit in a envelope. Bring the bottom of the dough up to about the halfway point and then fold the top down over it. Press back in to ½ inch thick rectangle. Repeat at least once. The more times you do this step, the more layers you will have in your biscuits.
  • Flour a 2” biscuit cutter. Cut out biscuits being careful not to twist the cutter back and forth. Just go straight down and straight back up. Repeat steps 9 and 10 with remaining scraps.
  • Place biscuits on parchment lined baking sheet. Place the biscuits close together so the sides are touch. Brush the tops lightly with buttermilk.
  • Bake for 15-20 minutes until the tops are golden. Serve warm and enjoy!