Buttermilk Biscuits

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup cake-and-pastry flour
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup cold butter (cut into pieces)
• 1 cup buttermilk (plus more for brushing tops of biscuits)

Recipe

• 1 put all dry ingredients in food processor bowl & pulse to combine.
• 2 add butter, process till you have coarse crumbs, you should still have a few pieces that are a little smaller than a pea.
• 3 pour in buttermilk & process till dough starts to come together.
• 4 turn out on floured surface, dust with flour & knead about 10 times to bring all the dough together.
• 5 pat dough out on floured surface to about 3/4" thick.
• 6 dip 3" biscuit cutter in flour & cut as close together as you can.
• 7 place on parchment lined (or greased) cookie sheet.
• 8 bring scraps together, pat out & cut remaining dough into squares with knife.
• 9 brush tops of biscuits with buttermilk.
• 10 bake at 375 for 15 - 20 minutes till tops are golden brown.
• 11 cool on wire rack.