Oh my gosh, I have never tasted a biscuit like this before and I will never make any other biscuit again! These biscuits are so delicious, we had them two days in a row! So flaky and crunchy, so easy to make and they puff up double! Amaze you family and friends with these yummies and follow the recipe exactly. If you don't have King Arthur flour, go out and buy some! I first started using King Arthur flour when that was the only flour Trader Joe's carried. I always used Gold Medal, but once I tried King Arthur, I never looked back. My pie crusts were so much better and my cakes were so good, I couldn't believe how a different flour could make such a difference.
The only cast iron pan I own is the grill pan. I was afraid the biscuits would not come out right because the grill pan has the grooves. Well, the grooves did not hurt the biscuits and they cooked up so beautifully, it was amazing. Cast iron can take a hot oven and these little babies loved the pan and the heat. Make up a batch tonight and you will be loved forever!! ( I didn't have a 3 inch biscuit cutter so I used my large heart cutter. It worked perfectly!)
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How To Make Buttermilk Biscuits
YieldMakes 6 large biscuits
Ingredients
- 2 cups
(10 ounces) all-purpose flour, plus 1/4 cup more for dusting
- 2 teaspoons
baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon
baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon
kosher salt
- 1 stick
(4 ounces) unsalted butter, frozen
- 1 cup
buttermilk
Equipment
Measuring cups and spoons
Mixing bowl
Box grater
Wooden spoon
3-inch round or biscuit cutter
Instructions
Heat the oven: Arrange a rack in the middle of the oven and heat to 450°F.
Mix the dry ingredients: Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a medium bowl; set aside.
Grate the butter: Place a box grater over a small piece of parchment paper. Grate the frozen butter on the large holes of a box grater. When you get down to a small nub of butter, chop that nub into 5 to 6 small pieces.
Add the butter to the dry ingredients: Use the piece of parchment paper to transfer the butter to the dry ingredients. Use your fingers to sift the butter into the flour and break up any clumps of grated butter.
Mix in the buttermilk: Pour in the buttermilk and beat it in with a wooden spoon until the dough comes together and pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
Fold the biscuits: Transfer the dough to a lightly floured cutting board. Pat the dough into a 1-inch-thick rough rectangle. Sprinkle the dough with a little more flour, if needed. Fold the dough in half from top to bottom, then pat it back down into its original shape. Repeat with the folding and patting, alternating folding from each side, the bottom, and the top until you have completed a total of 8 folds. At the end, the dough should be a little springy to the touch.
Cut the biscuits: Pat the dough into a 1-inch thickness. Use a 3-inch round cutter to cut the dough into 6 biscuits. If you don't get 6 the first time around, refold and pat down the excess dough and cut more as needed. Discard the scraps of leftover dough.
Bake: Arrange the biscuits in a 10-inch cast iron skillet so that the biscuits touch each other, but not the sides of the pan. Put the skillet in the oven and increase the oven temperature to 500°F. Bake until the biscuits are golden-brown, 15 to 18 minutes.
Serve: Remove the skillet from the oven and immediately remove the biscuits from the pan to a clean tea towel.
Recipe Notes
Storage:
Leftover biscuits can be stored in an airtight container at room
temperature for up to 3 days. Warm in a low oven or toast in a toaster oven