These Light & Fluffy Buttermilk Biscuits are the best addition to your breakfast table. Not only are they light and fluffy like the name suggests, they are flaky on the inside too thanks to my folding technique which I describe below. A little tip for you that I learned the hard way – do not overwork the dough or you will end up with tough dense biscuits.
Start by mixing flour with butter to create coarse crumbs. Add some buttermilk and bring together until you have a dough. Transfer to a floured work surface and fold to create layers before cutting using a circular dough cutter. Place the biscuits on a baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes. Result: enjoy delicious, fluffy, buttermilk biscuits warm from the oven!
To make Light & Fluffy Buttermilk Biscuits, you will need the following ingredients:
Preheat your oven to 400 °F.
Sift 2 cups of flour into a large bowl and cut in ¼ cup of butter or lard until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs.
Use a fork to stir in ⅔ cup of buttermilk until the dough just starts to come together.
Transfer the dough to a lightly floured work surface.
Shape dough into a 1-inch thick rectangle. Fold it in half. Repeat by shaping and folding twice more to create flaky layers in the dough. Be careful at this stage that you do not overwork the dough or you may end up with tough biscuits.
Press the dough into a ¾-inch thick rectangle. Cut it into rounds with a circle scone cutter. Reroll the leftover pieces once. Cut these into rounds too but keep in mind that the second rolled biscuits will not rise as tall as the first ones.
Place the cut out biscuits on a baking sheet. Leave 1 inch between them. Brush them with 2 tablespoons of melted butter and sprinkle with sea salt.
Bake the biscuits for about 10 minutes in the preheated oven until the tops are light golden brown.
Serve with scrambled eggs for breakfast.
These Light & Fluffy Buttermilk Biscuits are a delicious accompaniment for your eggs at breakfast time! Please don’t forget to tag #CookMeRecipes in your instagram photos if you make these biscuits!
Yummy, soft biscuits!
¡Estos biscuits son una locura! Hice la receta para un desayuno con la familia y todos quedaron encantados. Me encanta que son suaves por dentro y crujientes afuera. Solo me pasé un poco con el amasado, pero aun así salieron riquisimos. ¡Definitivamente lo volvere a hacer en la próxima reunion!
OMG, these biscuits are SO fluffy! Made 'em for brunch!
These Light & Fluffy Buttermilk Biscuits were a hit at our family breakfast. I followed the folding technique, and they turned out superbly fluffy. I fondly remember making these with my wife on a snowy morning, and they brought warmth to the whole house. Can't recommend them enough for a delightful start!
Best biscuits I've made, super fluffy!
These biscuits were perfect for our Sunday brunch. So easy to make
These biscuits were a hit at our Sunday brunch. Simple and fluffy, just like grandma's!
These biscuits are super easy to make! I made them for my hubby's breakfast and he was totally blown away. They turned out light and fluffy just like the recipe says. Yum!
¡Deliciosos y fáciles! Hice estos biscuits para el desayuno y todos en mi familia los amaron. Es una receta que guarda un recuerdo especial de la abuela. ¡Los volveré a hacer!
Made these biscuits for Sunday brunch, kids devoured 'em in minutes!
Fantastic biscuits ever!
These biscuits turned out amazing! I used them for our Sunday brunch and everyone loved them. The folding technique really helped them become so fluffy and light.
Estas galletas de suero son pura vida, man. Hice un desayuno para mi esposo y le encantaron. La textura es ligera como pluma, y la verdad, ni me di cuenta de lo fácil que era hacerlas. ¡Definitivamente haré más para el fin de semana! Una receta ganadora sin duda.
Do I have to use sea salt or can it be any?
They literally turned brown/black...why 400 F ?
