How to Make Southern Buttermilk Biscuits

buttermilk

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + vinegar

Greek yogurt adds creaminess with fewer calories.

unsalted butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil provides a dairy-free option.

Cut butter into 1/2-inch pieces and refrigerate for 15 to 20 minutes.

Chill flour, bowl, baking powder, and food processor bowl and blade.

Pulse chilled flour, baking powder, and salt in food processor a few times to mix.

Add cold butter to the flour mixture and pulse for 10 one-second bursts until butter is pea-sized.

Pour dry ingredients into a chilled bowl.

Incorporate buttermilk by hand using fingers in circular motions until dough comes together.

Lightly flour work surface and pat dough into a square about 1 inch thick.

Dip cutter in flour and cut out biscuits, pressing straight down without twisting.

Place biscuits shoulder to shoulder on baking sheet.

Re-roll remaining dough once to cut out additional biscuits.

Brush biscuits with buttermilk before baking.

Bake until golden brown for 20 to 25 minutes.

Brush with melted butter after removing from oven.

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Equipment Needed

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