Description
Creamy, golden billion dollar buttery biscuits invite Southern comfort straight to kitchen counters. Warm, flaky layers melt with rich butter, promising pure indulgence that connects generations of home cooks through simple, delicious tradition.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 cups (240g) all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup (115g) unsalted butter, chilled and cubed
- 3/4 cup (180ml) cold buttermilk
Leavening and Seasoning:
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Finishing Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream or melted butter (for brushing)
Instructions
- Prepare your culinary workspace by positioning an oven rack in the center and heating to 425°F (220°C). Protect your baking surface with parchment paper or a light grease application.
- Combine flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt in a spacious mixing vessel, thoroughly blending with a whisk to ensure uniform distribution.
- Introduce chilled, geometric butter chunks into the powdery mixture. Utilizing a pastry cutter or nimble fingertips, fragment the butter until the texture resembles rustic, uneven crumbs with distinctive pea-sized butter remnants.
- Tenderly integrate cold buttermilk into the crumbly foundation, gently stirring with a fork until the mixture coheres. Maintain a delicate touch to prevent overworking, preserving a slightly tacky consistency.
- Transfer the nascent dough onto a lightly dusted surface. Carefully manipulate the mass into a rectangular form approximately one inch thick, executing a precise folding technique reminiscent of letter composition.
- Repeat the folding process two to three times, generating delicate, stratified layers. Each manipulation should be executed with a gentle, deliberate touch.
- Employ a circular cutter or improvised glass rim to craft pristine biscuit shapes. Execute a direct downward motion without rotational movement to encourage uniform rising.
- Consolidate remaining dough fragments, reuniting them with minimal handling, and extract additional biscuit forms.
- Enhance the biscuits’ exterior with a lavish cream or butter coating, promising a resplendent golden complexion.
- Position the adorned biscuits in the preheated oven, allowing 12-15 minutes of transformative heat exposure until they achieve a luminous, elevated appearance.
- Liberate the baked treasures from the oven, optionally embellishing with an additional butter brushstroke. Present immediately, accompanied by honey, preserves, or rich gravy.
Notes
- Keep butter ice-cold to achieve ultra-flaky, tender texture that melts in your mouth.
- Handle dough minimally to prevent tough, dense biscuits; gentle touches create delicate layers.
- Buttermilk provides tangy flavor and helps biscuits rise beautifully, making them light and airy.
- Folding technique creates stunning layers by trapping butter between flour, resulting in dramatic height and incredible flakiness.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 0.5g
- Sodium: 290mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 40mg