makes 8 biscuits
I typically just buy the Pillsbury buttermilk biscuits and serve them with butter and honey, but for this year’s Thanksgiving I am going to make these puppies. The recipe seems simple enough.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 T baking powder
- 1 tsp Kosher salt
- 1 tsp granulated sugar
- 10 T cold unsalted butter, cut into cubes
- ¾ cup whole milk, plus 1-to-2 T, if needed
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper (or silicone baking liner)
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.
- Using a pastry blender or two knives, cut the butter into the flour mixture until it is the texture of coarse meal with some pea-size pieces.
- Using a fork, stir in the milk until just evenly moistened, adding up to 2 more tablespoons, if necessary, but stopping before the dough gets too wet.
- Scoop the dough into 8 rough mounds (about ⅓-cup each) and place them on the prepared sheets.
- Bake the biscuits until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with moist crumbs attached, about 20 minutes.
- Serve warm or at room temperature
Things to think about: try stirring in some cracked black pepper and Parmigiano-Reggiano, finely chopped tender herbs or chocolate chips.