Buttermilk Biscuits
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1 ½ cups unbleached flour 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder ¾ teaspoons salt ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon sugar 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter; cut into small pieces ½ cup buttermilk |
Preheat oven to 400º F. In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, and sugar. Using a pastry cutter or fingers, cut butter into flour mixture until mixture is crumbly. Stir in buttermilk. On a lightly floured surface, knead dough until it is smooth (about 6 times). pat dough into a rectangle of about 1-inch thickness and cut into 8 2-inch squares. or use a 2-inch biscuit cutter and cut 8 rounds. Shape any excess dough into an additional bisciut. Bake on ungreased baking sheet until biscuits are golden brown (about 15 minutes. Makes 8 biscuits. |