Description
Homemade 3-ingredient buttermilk biscuits elevate simple pantry staples into flaky, golden perfection. Southern comfort meets culinary simplicity with these irresistible, tender biscuits that welcome you to savor pure, mouthwatering warmth.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 cups self-rising flour
- 1 cup cold buttermilk
- 1 stick (113 grams) frozen butter
Topping:
- Additional butter for brushing
Measurements Note:
- Butter measurements: 1 stick = 1/2 cup = 113 grams = 4 ounces
Instructions
- Prepare the oven at 450F (232C), ensuring a hot environment for optimal biscuit rising and golden exterior.
- Select a large mixing bowl and add self-rising flour, creating a pristine base for the biscuit mixture.
- Retrieve frozen butter and grate it directly into the flour, using a grater to create tiny, cold butter fragments that will generate flaky layers.
- Integrate the grated butter into the flour using a pastry cutter or two forks, transforming the mixture into a texture resembling coarse crumbs.
- Pour cold buttermilk into the flour-butter mixture, stirring gently with a rubber spatula until a cohesive, slightly sticky dough forms.
- Dust a clean work surface with flour, then transfer the dough, coating hands lightly to prevent excessive sticking.
- Delicately knead the dough a few times, maintaining a light touch to preserve tenderness and avoid developing tough texture.
- Execute strategic folding techniques, turning the dough over itself multiple times to establish beautiful, distinct layers.
- Flatten the dough into a rectangular shape approximately 1-inch thick, ensuring uniform consistency for even baking.
- Utilize a 3-inch biscuit cutter, pressing straight down without twisting to maintain proper rising potential, and collect remaining dough scraps for additional biscuits.
- Arrange cut biscuits on a baking sheet with sides touching, promoting vertical expansion during baking.
- Bake for 12-14 minutes until golden brown, optional: brush with melted butter during final minute and briefly broil for enhanced color.
- Remove from oven and immediately coat with melted butter, allowing absorption for maximum flavor and moisture.
Notes
- Cold butter is the secret weapon for creating ultra-flaky, tender biscuits that practically melt in your mouth.
- Avoid overworking the dough, as this can develop gluten and result in tough, dense biscuits instead of light, airy ones.
- For a gluten-free version, swap self-rising flour with a gluten-free alternative and add 2 teaspoons of baking powder plus 1/2 teaspoon of salt to mimic self-rising flour’s properties.
- Buttermilk can be substituted with a quick homemade version by adding 1 tablespoon of white vinegar or lemon juice to regular milk and letting it sit for 5 minutes to curdle.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 14 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 440 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 29 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg