6 Ingredient Buttermilk Biscuits
By: Steph Bauer
Published: Saturday, September 5, 2015 - 12:25pm

Ingredients




1/2 Cup butter, plus 2 tbs melted to brush on the tops if you want
1 cup buttermilk
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp sugar
1 tbsp baking powder
1 tsp salt

Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 450 degrees 2 Cut 1/2 cup (1 stick) of butter and put it in the fridge (or freezer) and measure out 1 cup buttermilk and put that in the fridge, melt 2 tbsp additional butter in a small bowl or ramekin, set aside 3 In a large bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt, whisk 4 Cut in the cold butter until it looks like cornmeal 5 Pour in the buttermilk and knead dough with your fingers until it all comes together, then pat dough out onto a lightly floured surface until it's about 1/2 to 1 inch thick 6 Cut with biscuit cutter or glass cup 7 Place biscuits on a parchment paper lined baking sheet close together and brush with 2 tbsp melted butter 8 Put baking sheet with biscuits in the oven and bake until golden brown or 10-15 minutes, then remove from oven and cool on a baking rack or cutting board

About

My favorite all time recipe I make this every week, buttery flakey EASY buttermilk biscuits! Also great for breakfast and as a sandwich with egg