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Butter Biscuits

Servings 12 biscuits

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour more for dusting
  • 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter very cold
  • 1 cup buttermilk chilled

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 450°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a food processor.
  • Add the butter. Pulse the food processor several times to combine the flour and fat.
  • Pour in the buttermilk and process until just combined. The dough will be a little sticky.
  • Turn the dough out onto a floured surface. Dust flour on the dough.
  • Pat the dough out to ½ inch thickness.
  • Cut 2-inch circles out with a biscuit cutter.
  • Place the biscuits on the lined baking sheet. Leave 2 inches between them.
  • You can put scraps of the dough together to cut out new biscuits, but try to handle them as little as possible.
  • Bake the biscuits until golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes.

Notes

Although this can be made by hand with a pastry cutter, a food processor makes faster work and keeps the butter cold.