Easy Buttermilk Drop Biscuits
By: Cassandra Gleason
Published: Monday, January 10, 2011 - 6:51am

Ingredients




2 cups Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
2 teaspoons Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
1 teaspoon Sugar
3/4 teaspoon Salt
1 cup Cold Buttermilk- See note
1/2 cup Unsalted Butter, melted and slightly cooled
1 tablespoon butter or margarine, melted

Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 475 degrees F.  In a large bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar and salt.  In a medium bowl, combine buttermilk and unsalted melted butter, stirring with a rubber spatula until the butter forms small clumps.  Mixture will still be somewhat watery, but the butter should have formed quite a few lumps.  Add buttermilk to the dry ingredients and stir with spatula until just combined and the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl.  Drop by large spoonfuls onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.  Place on middle rack and bake for 12-14 minutes until tops are golden brown.  Brush with remain