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My Fresh Homemade Buttermilk Biscuits from scratch recipe is easy to make and so delicious. I like these drop biscuit style so there’s no rolling and cutting involved.
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I gave up using Bisquick baking mix some time ago. I didn’t like that it has trans fats in it. Sure it’s easy to use, but really, it’s mostly just flour, baking soda/powder, and salt. And, I can certainly mix up my own flour and leavening agents.
Not too long ago, a friend of mine told me that she made Bisquick biscuits, but that she would really like to find a good biscuit recipe that didn’t use the product. She was much more interested in using fewer processed foods in her cooking.
I told her this was my go-to recipe for Fresh Buttermilk Biscuits from scratch now. I love it! I’ve never had it fail on me. And, it really is just as easy as the boxed stuff, a little measuring and you get a fresher tasting biscuit that you can be happy with!
Buttermilk:
As for the buttermilk, when I buy a carton, I pour the leftovers in ice cube trays and defrost the cubes in the microwave as needed to use them. You can also use powdered buttermilk in these; when I do I reconstitute the powdered stuff in milk so it’s a little richer.
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Recipe
Fresh Buttermilk Biscuits
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup cake flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon fine grain salt
- 4 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter cut into cubes
- ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons buttermilk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400° F.
- Mix the dry ingredients (flour through salt) in a large bowl. With a pastry cutter, a sturdy fork, or your fingers, cut the butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture resembles course meal, with some larger butter lumps remaining.
- With a fork, stir in ¾ cup of the buttermilk until the mixture forms a soft, sticky ball. If the dough is too dry, add a little extra buttermilk – 1 tablespoon at a time up to 2 tablespoons.
- Give the dough one or two kneads with your hands to make sure all ingredients are well incorporated. Cut the dough in eight to ten equal pieces. Lightly roll dough pieces into balls, and transfer the biscuits to a silpat or parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes at 400° F, until they‘re golden brown. Enjoy!
Notes
Makes 8-10 nice sized biscuits Adapted from Smells Like Home
Nutrition
Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations, and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.
Serena | Serena Bakes Simply From Scratch
These look great! Gorgeous photo!
Sophia @ NY Foodgasm
These look delish especially with some butter! Mmmm! What I REALLY love is your tip about what do to with the leftovers- GENIUS! Does it thaw well?
cookingactress
My Bisquick days are far behind me as well. I love how gorgeous these biscuits turned out!
Debi
Yeah, Sophia, it thaws really well. I just pop a bunch in the microwave and heat on a medium power until they are all melted. It separates a little, but give it a stir and it’s as good as new. 🙂
Joanne T Ferguson
G’day! Nothing like Fresh Buttermilk Biscuits eh? I can almost smell them through the screen! Cheers! Joanne
Adrienne
These sounds delicious! I remember eating them as a kid with a little dribble on honey on them. Yum!
cheri
I have never made biscuits before, but after seeing this recipe, I think I can do it.
Ronda
Thank you for coming to our link party. I hope to see you again next week!
Cindy @ Hun... What's for Dinner?
I am crazy for biscuits! I’d love for you to come link up at Simple Supper Tuesday. A new party starts every Monday night, so you still have time to share at this week’s party.
dianeandmo
These sound delicious and I love the freezing buttermilk in ice cube trays idea!
stopping by from the SITs girls link party!
Cindy @ Hun... What's for Dinner?
Thank you so much for linking to Simple Supper. Hope to see you next week!
Joanne/WineLady Cooks
Just stopped by from the lovely ladies at Kitchen Dreaming. I’m a big fan of biscuits and I too have given up using bisquick. This recipe is really very easy, I make biscuits sometimes on a whim when we need a little ‘bread’ on the side. Thanks for sharing your recipe. Pinning.
Diane (@SimpleLivingEat)
Thank you so much for sharing this recipe on foodie friday. I didn’t realiize Bisquick had transfats. Hopefully they will be outlawed soon.
Katherines Corner
perfection! Thank you for sharing your sweet blog at the Thursday Favorite Things blog hop ♥ P.S. love the wood bowl!
Nicky
Debi, these look delicious. There’s nothing like fresh baked biscuits. Thanks for sharing this at the Let’s Get Real Friday Link Party. I hope you’ll join us again this week.
Tara
I adore biscuits like this, I love them for anytime of the day, one of my favs!!