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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 biscuits 44g

Recipe makes 10 biscuits)

Calories 160
Calories from Fat 65 (41%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 7.3g 11%
Saturated Fat 4.5g 22%
Monounsaturated Fat 1.9g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.4g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 19mg 6%
Sodium 335mg 13%
Potassium 56mg 1%
Total Carbohydrate 20.3g 6%
Dietary Fiber 0.7g 2%
Sugars 1.0g
Protein 3.3g 6%

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Southern Buttermilk Biscuits

Recipe #26110 | 22 min | 10 min prep | add private note

By: P4
Apr 22, 2002

These biscuits are authentic - this recipe came from my Great-Great Grandmother, and was handed down to all the women in my family, and we are all Southern. I am the first one to commit the sin of using a food processor (lol) but I find it works very well. I would put these biscuits up against anyone's - they are perfect in every single way. I hope you all enjoy them.

10 biscuits (change servings and units)

Ingredients

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat your oven to 450°F.
  2. 2
    Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl, or in the bowl of a food processor.
  3. 3
    Cut the butter into chunks and cut into the flour until it resembles course meal.
  4. 4
    If using a food processor, just pulse a few times until this consistency is achieved.
  5. 5
    Add the buttermilk and mix JUST until combined.
  6. 6
    If it appears on the dry side, add a bit more buttermilk.
  7. 7
    Turn the dough out onto a floured board.
  8. 8
    Gently, gently PAT (do NOT roll with a rolling pin) the dough out until it's about 1/2" thick.
  9. 9
    Use a round cutter to cut into rounds.
  10. 10
    You can gently knead the scraps together and make a few more, but they will not be anywhere near as good as the first ones.
  11. 11
    Place the biscuits on a cookie sheet- if you like soft sides, put them touching each other.
  12. 12
    If you like"crusty" sides, put them about 1 inch apart- these will not rise as high as the biscuits put close together.
  13. 13
    Bake for about 10-12 minutes- the biscuits will be a beautiful light golden brown on top and bottom.
  14. 14
    Do not overbake.
  15. 15
    Note: The key to real biscuits is not in the ingredients, but in the handling of the dough.
  16. 16
    The dough must be handled as little as possible or you will have tough biscuits.
  17. 17
    I have found that a food processor produces superior biscuits, because the ingredients stay colder and there's less chance of overmixing.
  18. 18
    You also must pat the dough out with your hands, lightly.
  19. 19
    Rolling with a rolling pin is a guaranteed way to overstimulate the gluten, resulting in a tougher biscuit.
  20. 20
    Note 2: You can make these biscuits, cut them, put them on cookie sheets and freeze them for up to a month.
  21. 21
    When you want fresh biscuits, simply place them frozen on the cookie sheet and bake at 450°F for about 20 minutes.

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From: Chef #979428

On Jun 26, 2009

Wow. Great recipe. If you do use the "leftover" from the rounds it does get not as fluffy. We pat it out and use a pizza cutter and make squares!!! We use all the dough. Nothin' wrong with a square biscuit!!! We made homemade butter using cream and a mason jar. Add salt if you wish, shake for 10 minutes or so. You end up with homemade butter( even yellow colored) and buttermilk. You can keep the butter soft on the counter for a few days. Put the milk in the fridge. When making these biscuits get the butter cold first. I'm trying it tomorrow for breakfast. think it should work. The butter makes great cookies.

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  • From: Sarah Jane #2

    On Jun 25, 2009

    This may be THE best recipe I have tried off this site. (I've tried QUITE a few!) I have long been searching for a biscuit that would actually rise and be fluffy and light. THIS WAS IT!! Very good reviews from the whole family that had begged me to stop trying any more homemade biscuit recipes. : )

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    From: Lennie

    On Oct 20, 2002

    These biscuits were exceptional: tender and moist. The instructions were easy to follow and clear, and my biscuits were perfectly golden brown after the stated 10 minutes. My yield was exactly 24, and the entire plate was devoured by myself, my hubby, and our 2 dinner guests. (Biscuits are not all that common here in Canada and seem to be a real treat; my girlfriend's husband couldn't get enough and demanded my friend get the recipe.) My only variation was due to the fact that I was out of unsalted butter, so I used regular butter and cut back on the salt. While I do use buttermilk to bake with, I had never made biscuits with it; that's going to change from now on, as this recipe will become one of my standards.

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  • From: Caryn

    On Oct 14, 2002

    Luscious, melt in your mouth, buttery biscuits! The dough was easy to handle and cut which made it possible for my 6 year old to help roll and cut the biscuits (she was thrilled). Your instructions were great in mentioning not to overbake by looking for a golden brown color rather than brown which saved me from baking the biscuits too long. Best yet, my 12 year old actually ate an entire biscuit and she's about as picky as they come. Thanks!

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