Homemade Buttermilk Biscuits
These homemade Southern style buttermilk biscuits are fluffy and delicious and make the perfect biscuit recipe for biscuits and gravy.
Servings: 8 biscuits
Ingredients
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
- ¾ cup cold butter, cubed
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup whole milk
- ½ cup buttermilk + 2 tablespoons
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450°.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together dry ingredients.
- Using a pastry cutter, cut butter into the dry mixture.
- Add the egg, milk, and ½ cup buttermilk.
- Mix until just combined.
- Transfer the dough to a well floured surface, sprinkle additional flour on top of dough and knead 10-15 times.
- Roll/pat dough out to 1 inch thickness and cut with a biscuit cutter.
- Place biscuits on a lightly greased or non-stick baking sheet.
- Brush tops of biscuits with remaining buttermilk and bake for 10-12 minutes or until the tops of biscuits are slightly brown.
- Remove from oven and serve warm.
Notes
Recipe mostly adapted from Mom On Time Out