![]() ![]() Using your biscuit cutter (dip it in some flour to keep any dough from sticking to it), cut out 24 biscuits, reworking the dough if need be. Now spread out and flatten the dough so it's about the height of your flattened hand. Use some of that extra flour to bring it all together and get the dough off your fingers too. Now put a small amount of flour on a flat surface and continue to bring the dough together, making sure not to knead the dough or overwork it. Using your hands (this will feel funny and get messy), incorporate all the ingredients until the dough begins to come together and become one. Pour the buttermilk into the center of the bowl. Now, create a well in the center of your bowl of dry ingredients. Those pieces will create the flaky effect when the biscuits begin to cook. At this point, your dry mix should feel like beach sand, but if there are some slightly larger pieces of butter remaining this is okay. Using your pastry cutter, cut the butter into the dry mixture in a downward twisting motion until you reach a sandy texture. Now cut your butter into small cubes with your bench knife or straight edge knife and place into the bowl. More than that will require more cooking time and they may stay uncooked in the middle.Meanwhile, gather the flour, baking powder, salt, sugar and baking soda into your large mixing bowl and whisk together until fully incorporated. Less than that will make the homemade biscuits dense. 3/4 inch high is the cut you are going for. My mistake was cutting the biscuits to thin. I’m being totally honest with you…It only took me a couple try’s to nail these biscuits. Drop a comment if you need more assistance. Eat and enjoy!Ĭheck out my Easy Peasy Pleasy Tips for additional help. Bake biscuits on a sheet pan for 14 to 16 minutes, until they are lightly browned. Place dough on floured surface and fold 4 to 6 times, pressing down each time with your hands to about 3/4 inch thickness. Flour your surface, hands and biscuit cutter. If dry, add milk by 1 tablespoon at a time. Add milk and mix until dough pulls away from the bowl. Using a pastry cutter or fork, cut the butter into the flour mixture until the mixture looks grainy or like bread crumbs. Mix 2 cups of flour and sugar in a medium bowl with a whisk until well combined. Slice 4 individual tablespoons of butter according to package markings. 2 cups self-rising flour plus additional for surfaces.No self rising flour? No problem! Grab my self rising flour substitute recipe here. It’s so delicious on homemade biscuits and super easy to make. Looking for something fun to do at home and makes a great topping for biscuits? Click here to try this easy 3 Ingredient Strawberry Freezer Jam Recipe. Now let me tell you the recipe for Pops’ famous biscuits….famous in our minds that is. Get out your measuring tape if you need to. Only fold the dough and press 4 to 6 times.Do not use a rolling pin on these biscuits.If the dough seems dry, add a tablespoon of milk at a time until it gets sticky again.The biscuit dough shouldn’t be really wet but it should still be sticky and pull away from the side of the bowl.Twisting will seal the flour and the biscuits won’t rise well. Do not twist the pastry cutter or biscuit cutter.If you don’t have a biscuit cutter use a mason jar. If you don’t have a pastry cutter, use a fork.Flour the pastry cutter and the biscuit cutter.Once you cut, put it back in the fridge until ready to use. Use really cold butter and cut it first.Let’s start with the tips I’ve learned from Pops. You won’t believe how easy this recipe is and how tasty the biscuits turn out using only 4 ingredients. Plus any recipe I ever read has a bunch of ingredients. I thought baking was a science? If it is, she has it down. Let me tell you my sister in law makes delicious biscuits and I have watched her make them many times. I almost gave up until Pops showed me the key to success. They turned out like hockey pucks on most occasions. (Recipe coming soon.) I’ve been working on homemade biscuits for just as long. It took me plenty of attempts to get it right but I finally mastered it. I taught myself how to make gravy years ago. Now I have homemade biscuits to go with my homemade gravy. He taught me hands on and the biscuits turn out amazing every time. Y’all! I finally nailed the best light and fluffy homemade biscuits that are super tasty. ![]()
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