This Easy Buttermilk Biscuit Recipe is perfect for a bread side dish or breakfast bread. These lovely flaky buttermilk biscuits are great at any time of year too!
I love serving these with butter and honey when I am serving stew, chicken or meatloaf. They are so easy to make and truly delicious since they are from scratch.
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Why You Will Love This Recipe
Today’s recipe is an easy one when you are looking for a tasty biscuit to add to your meal quickly. I love easy recipes like this one because I can use ingredients I already have on hand.
Biscuits and rolls are always a great side dish for any meal. These buttermilk biscuits are made with simple ingredients. Don't have buttermilk? Try these delicious Angel Biscuits.
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Ingredients
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Flour - All-purpose flour works well for this recipe. You do not need to use bread flour.
Shortening - Shortening works best in these - I use these to bake. Butter can be substituted if you do not have shortening..
Buttermilk -Real buttermilk is truly best, but if you don’t have buttermilk on hand, you can substitute a mixture of ½ cup of milk with 2 teaspoons of lemon juice. Let it sit at room temperature for 10 minutes. The lemon juice will curdle the milk a bit.
Variations on this recipe - You can use a cast iron pan to make these too!
How To Make Buttermilk Biscuits
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Step 1 - In a large bowl, sift flour.
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Step 2 - Add remaining ingredients.
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Step 3 - Stir until combined. Batter will be clumpy and sticky.
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Step 4 - Roll onto a floured surface.
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Step 5 - Place biscuits on the outer rim of a round cake pan. Add any remaining biscuits to the center and bake as directed.
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More Bread Recipes
Today’s recipe is a wonderful bread recipe for any meal. For more great bread recipes, check out these:
- Easy Homemade Bread -There is nothing better than homeade bread and this recipe is super easy!
- Easy Beer Bread – This Beer Bread recipe is so easy – just six of ingredients to make a wonderful loaf of homemade bread in just a little over an hour.
- No Yeast Drop Biscuits – These biscuits are made with just a few ingredients and they taste like they are made from buttermilk.
- Ultimate Garlic Bread – Cheesy goodness in a simple recipe that goes well with so many casserole and pasta dishes.
- Easy Golden Corn Bread -this easy Cornbread Recipe from Cornmeal is so easy to make and is delicious! It takes the same time as a mix and tastes so good!
- Honey Butter Biscuits - Delicious honey butter biscuits!
📖 Recipe
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Buttermilk Biscuit Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup + 2 tablespoons flour
- ¼ cup shortening
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ cup buttermilk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450°.
- In a large mixing bowl, cut shortening into flour and sugar with a pasty cutter or two knives.
- Once fully blended, add baking powder, salt and buttermilk.
- Mix until blended,
- Roll out dough on a floured surface.
- Roll into 1" thickness and cut into round biscuits using a biscuit cutter or small drinking glass.
- Place in a round cake pan and bake for 14-16 minutes.
Nutrition
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Tamara
The perfect biscuits! The perfect meal side! And I love the idea of making them in a cast iron pan too.
Raquel
They are so great year-round!