Southern Biscuits

RECIPE #1 

Homemade Biscuits *

2 cups all-purpose flour (250g)

1 Tablespoon baking powder

1 Tablespoon granulated sugar

1 teaspoon salt

6 Tablespoons unsalted butter very cold (85g), unsalted European butter is ideal, but not required

¾ cup whole milk¹ (177ml) buttermilk or 2% milk will also work

Preheat oven to 425F and line a cookie sheet with nonstick parchment paper. Set aside.

Combine flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt in a food processor and mix well. Set aside.

Cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add milk, stir until combined (don't over-work the dough).

Transfer your biscuit dough to a well-floured surface and use your hands to gently work the dough together. If the dough is too sticky, add flour until it is manageable. 

Use your hands (do not use a rolling pin) to flatten the dough to 1" thick and lightly dust a 2 ¾" round biscuit cutter with flour. 

Making close cuts, press the biscuit cutter straight down into the dough and drop the biscuit onto your prepared baking sheet.

Bake on 425F for 12 minutes or until tops are beginning to just turn lightly golden brown.

If desired,brush with melted salted butter immediately after removing from oven. Serve warm and enjoy.

From: https://sugarspunrun.com/easy-homemade-biscuits/#recipe

RECIPE #2

2 cups flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons shortening
1 cup buttermilk, chilled

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Using your fingertips, rub butter and shortening into dry ingredients until mixture looks like crumbs.

Turn dough onto floured surface, dust top with flour and gently fold dough over on itself 5 or 6 times. Press into a 1-inch thick round. Cut out biscuits with a 2-inch cutter

Bake until biscuits a light gold on top, 15 to 20 minutes.