By Miranda
These biscuits are really sooooo good. The trick is to NOT handle them a lot at all. The more you handle them, the tougher they get. So once the liquid is in, just do a few tosses of the batter, and a few folds of the dough, and then stop. I usually use plain yogurt cause I have it in my fridge more often than buttermilk, and actually prefer it. Either way, they are a great addition to breakfast, lunch or dinner!
Makes about 10 biscuits, depending on your cutter size. If you don't have a biscuit or cookie cutter available, just cut into shapes with a knife.
You will need:
1 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
Scant 1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp sugar
5 Tbs butter, cold
1/2 cup + 2 Tbs cold buttermilk or plain yogurt (if yogurt is very thick, add a little milk to thin it)
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Toss together all dry ingredients. Cut in the cold butter using a pastry cutter or 2 knives until butter pieces are as small as peas. Drizzle 1/2 cup buttermilk or yogurt over flour mixture and toss a few times- add remaining 2 Tbs if needed to soak up the extra flour. Lightly flour your hands and knead or fold-over the dough just enough times to get it to stick together. Handle it as little as possible.
You will need:
1 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
Scant 1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp sugar
5 Tbs butter, cold
1/2 cup + 2 Tbs cold buttermilk or plain yogurt (if yogurt is very thick, add a little milk to thin it)
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Toss together all dry ingredients. Cut in the cold butter using a pastry cutter or 2 knives until butter pieces are as small as peas. Drizzle 1/2 cup buttermilk or yogurt over flour mixture and toss a few times- add remaining 2 Tbs if needed to soak up the extra flour. Lightly flour your hands and knead or fold-over the dough just enough times to get it to stick together. Handle it as little as possible.
Once you have a ball or mass of dough, put it on a floured counter and roll it out to about 1/2 inch thick. Cut into shapes with a knife or with a cutter.
Place on a greased baking sheet or on parchment paper. Bake 10 minutes or until nicely browned on top. Yum!!
