Instructions
- Step 1: Preheat oven Preheat the oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Step 2: Mix dry ingredients Mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in a large bowl.
- Step 3: Add butter Mix the butter pieces into the flour mixture with your fingers until the texture is coarse.
- Step 4: Add buttermilk Stir in the buttermilk with a fork until the mixture is a moist, sticky dough.
- Step 5: Knead the dough Turn the dough onto a flat, lightly floured surface and knead it gently a few times. Then, flatten it with your hands and a lightly floured rolling pin until it’s an even half-inch thick.
- Step 6: Cut out rounds Using a lightly floured biscuit cutter, cut out as many rounds as you can. Put them on an ungreased baking sheet, spaced two inches apart. Then re-knead the leftover dough so you can squeeze out a few more.
- TIP: If you don’t care about uniformity, just cut out rectangular sections of the dough with a floured knife.
- Step 7: Glaze the tops Brush the tops of the biscuits lightly with the beaten egg.
- Step 8: Bake Bake until golden brown on top, about 15 minutes. Serve warm with lots of butter!
- FACT: In England, “biscuit” refers to a cookie, not a bread roll.
You Will Need
- 3 c. all-purpose flour
- 1u00bd tbsp. sugar
- 1 tbsp. plus 1 tsp. baking powder
- u00bd tbsp. salt
- u00bd tsp. baking soda
- 1u00bd sticks chilled unsalted butter
- cut into u00bc-inch pieces
- 1u00bc c. cold
- well-shaken buttermilk
- 1 large egg
- beaten
- A rolling pin
- A biscuit cutter
- A cookie sheet
- A pastry brush
