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Chef John's Buttermilk Biscuits

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35 min

Chef John's Buttermilk Biscuits

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Time

35 min

Serving

12 persons

Calories

143

Rating

4.00★ (1)

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Author: Victoria Buriak
This deceptively simple buttermilk biscuit recipe can come out a million different ways with some very minor variations on the ingredients and amounts. This one's my favorite — flaky, but not dry; chewy, but not tough; and crisp in just the right spots. Ice-cold butter and some extra dough folding are key to having lots of flaky layers in each golden brown buttermilk biscuit.

Ingredients

  • all-purpose flour: 2 cups
  • baking powder: 2 tsp
  • baking soda: 0.25 tsp
  • salt: 1 tsp
  • unsalted butter: 7 Tbsp (chilled in freezer and cut into thin slices)
  • buttermilk: 0.75 cup (cold)
  • buttermilk for brushing: 2 Tbsp

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  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper.
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  2. Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl. Add cold butter slices and cut into the flour with a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
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  3. Make a well in the center of the mixture. Pour cold buttermilk into the well and stir gently until just combined.
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  4. Turn dough onto a floured work surface and pat it together into a rectangle.
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  5. Fold the rectangle in thirds. Turn dough a half turn, gather any crumbs, and flatten back into a rectangle. Repeat twice more, folding and pressing the dough a total of three times.
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  6. Roll dough on a floured surface to about 1/2 inch thick. Use a 2 1/2-inch round biscuit cutter to cut biscuits. Reroll any scraps to cut more biscuits; you should get 12 total.
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  7. Transfer biscuits to the prepared baking sheet. Press an indent into the top of each biscuit with your thumb. Brush buttermilk over the tops.
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  8. Bake in the preheated oven until biscuits are flaky and golden brown, about 15 minutes.
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