Southern Biscuits

Name: Southern Biscuits
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 14 min
Total time: 34 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 cups plain flour; 1 tbsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 1 tsp salt; 170g cold unsalted butter, cubed; 1 cup cold buttermilk; melted butter for brushing

Supremely flaky, buttery Southern-style biscuits using the laminating technique. Folding and patting the dough out several times, rather than just mixing it, is what builds the visible flaky layers.

Total time

34 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

14 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

American

vegetarian

Ingredients

3 cupsplain flour

1 tbspbaking powder

1/2 tspbicarbonate of soda

1 tspsalt

170gcold unsalted butter, cubed

1 cupcold buttermilk

melted butterfor brushing

Instructions

Mix flour, baking powder, bicarb and salt.

Cut cold butter into flour using a pastry cutter until pea-sized lumps remain.

Add buttermilk, stir until just combined.

Pat to 2cm, fold in thirds, pat out again. Repeat twice.

Cut rounds, place touching on a lined tray. Brush with melted butter. Bake at 220°C for 14 minutes.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

672

Protein

12g

Fat

35.9g

Carbs

75.6g

Fiber

2.5g

Sodium

1067mg

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