Super Easy Biscuits
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 1/4 tsp salt see #1 below
- 1/2 cup chilled butter, cut into small pieces
- 1/2 - 1 cup optional fun things like aged cheddar, bacon, sliced jalapenos, pitted olives, cranberries, etc.
- 1 cup buttermilk see #2 below
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450F
- Whisk dry ingredients together.
- Cut in cold butter - see #3 below,
- Add optional fun ingredients - make sure they're not dripping wet.
- Stir in buttermilk until barely combined. We do not want to make bread dough.
- Measure 1/4 cup balls, place in a greased cast-iron pan, or baking sheet.
- Bake approx 20 minutes, until golden brown.
Notes
- I like salty biscuits, but if you don't, and you're using salted butter, start with 1/2 tsp salt, and remember for next time.
- 1 cup buttermilk = 1 cup - 2 tsp milk + 2 tsp vinegar, stir and let sit 5 minutes. Sounds gross, deal with it. Depending on your flour, you might need less than 1 cup, so start with 3/4 cup and see if you need more liquid.
- Cutting butter = using a pastry cutter, knives, or fork, incorporate the chilled butter into the flour, until the mixture is crumbly.