Buttermilk Biscuits

5 from 2 votes

You will seriously impress with these Easy Biscuits. They are incredibly buttery, super flakey and so tender. They absolutely melt in your mouth. You can have so much fun with different flavor combos too.

Prep Time15

Cook Time15

Total Time30

Course: Bread

Cuisine: American

Keyword: baking recipe, biscuit, biscuit recipe, scone

Servings: Biscuits

Author: The Modern Nonna

Equipment

Ingredients

2.5 cups all-purpose flour
2.5 teaspoons baking powder
½ tablespoon salt
1 cup buttermilk or unsweetened plant based milk
½ cup butter (1 stick) frozen

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400F (200C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside. Freeze a stick of butter for 30 minutes or overnight before starting this recipe. Butter must be very cold.
In a big bowl, sift your flour, add your baking powder and salt and whisk.
In a separate bowl make buttermilk if you don’t have any: Add 1 cup of any milk to a bowl with 1 tablespoon of vinegar or lemon juice and let it sit for a few minutes until it curdles or forms lumps & you have buttermilk.
Take your frozen butter and grate or chop it finely and add it to your flour and break it all with your hands until a crumbly dough.
Now, add your buttermilk to your bowl and mix/ knead until a soft dough for a few minutes. Lightly flour your counter and roll out your dough with a rolling pin (1 inch thickness) and use a glass or a cookie cutter to cut out biscuits.
Place your biscuits onto your parchment paper and bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Enjoy!

Notes

Butter: Use VERY cold butter to make this recipe. I like to freeze a stick of butter for 30 minutes and grate the butter using a microplane or box grater.
Buttermilk: Swap whole milk for buttermilk in a pinch. Additionally, you can add a tablespoon of lemon juice or vinegar to whole milk to make a buttermilk substitute. For true scratch made Buttermilk Biscuits, check out my Homemade Butter recipe and use the buttermilk byproduct to make these biscuits.
Vegan substitutes: Make these vegan by using a plant-based butter and a plant-based milk.
Flour: You can experiment making these biscuits with whole wheat flour or gluten-free flour. Keep in mind that the texture and flavor may vary.
Add-ins: Have fun with flavors by adding cheese, herbs, garlic, or other seasonings to the dry ingredients.

Nutrition