Biscuits without tears
I have lived in the South for half of my life. I married a Southerner. My biscuits were a crime and a shame. Dense, not flakey, weird looking, unpleasant. A good biscuit is layered, light and delicious.
One of my Husband’s favorite breakfasts is Biscuits and Gravy. But who wants to leave the house on a Saturday morning and wait in line with kids in pajamas at the local breakfast joint?
I kept at it, and I have discovered the secret! I will share my technique with you.
Now you, AND your kitty, can make biscuits.
Golden brown, layered, on the world's ugliest baking sheet
Recipe for Biscuits
2 ½ Cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons sugar
½ cup FROZEN butter (grated)
1 cup + 3 tablespoons Buttermilk
Topping
Melted Butter
Honey/sugar (optional)
Fancy Grater
Grate your butter. It’s frozen, it’s greasy, and yes, you can use a Box grater or a hand grater. I do this every week. I bought this crank grater. It changed my life. Now my knuckles can heal!
Everything all together!
Once your butter is grated, add your dry ingredients, flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Using your finger tips you can gently rub the butter into the flour. But the magic is...you're not fussing with it too much!
Shaggy dough
Pour in the buttermilk, and using a fork combine it until it’s incorporated. It will look shaggy.
Dough shaped on a floured countertop
The dough is wet, use lots of flour and gently roll it out
Fold gently, into thirds from top to bottom
Look at those flakes
Gently roll it out, and fold it from the sides, you can stop here, or keep going
Side view
Okay, we're done now
What’s cool about this is that, after you’re done folding, you can wrap in plastic wrap and store in the fridge for a couple of days. I do this on Friday night, so we have biscuits on Saturday morning.
Brush the tops with melted butter (and sugar/honey). Technically, you don’t need it. But it gives your biscuits a lovely brown and crunchy top.
Bake at 425 degrees in a preheated oven. (Don’t put the biscuits in until it’s fully heated!)
Serve hot!
