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Meanwhile, melt the salted butter and brush the tops of the biscuits with it.

Slide into the oven and bake for 14-15 minutes, until the tops begin to color slightly.

Arrange the biscuits on the baking sheet.

Knead scraps and re-roll the dough as needed until you've used all but a small bit. Use a 2-inch biscuit cutter (or a jelly jar) to cut circles from the dough. Use a floured rolling pin to roll the dough out until it's 1/2-inch thick. Then knead lightly with floured hands until the dough is a smoother ball.

Turn the dough out onto a floured surface (I use a big wooden cutting board).

Add the milk and stir well until the dough forms a rough ball. Cut the pieces of cold unsalted butter into the flour mixture until they are tiny and dispersed throughout.

In a large bowl, sift together the flour, salt and baking powder until well combined (about 30 seconds).Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or nonstick aluminum foil. It’s all in the recipe (isn’t that always the case?). Make sure all ingredients are SUPER cold. But it turns out that I have been missing out. That’s the way they had always turned out when I made them. Perfect served with a pat of butter and a drizzle of honey. The crunchy exterior compliments the soft fluffy interior. While I love Cream Biscuits and my special layered Whole Wheat Biscuits, I’ve looked down on Baking Powder Biscuits because they seemed to be denser, heavier biscuits that are dry and boring. Feathery light and flaky baking powder biscuits are a perfect accompaniment to any meal. Though I didn’t eat them much as I child, I actually love them and make them often in the winter. Get your biscuit-shaping hands ready, and. This isn’t about my bread eating habits though. There's nothing quite like a warm buttermilk biscuit slathered with melting butter or jam it's truly the comfort food of the South. Odd, I know, but it was the way I enjoyed it.ĭon’t worry, I don’t eat bread that way anymore. Since I wasn’t a fan of the crusty outside, I would tear out the insides of the bread, roll it into a doughy ball and eat it that way. No, we were more of a grocery store bakery Italian bread family - always purchased fresh that day with a crusty outside and a soft, airy inside. Biscuits didn’t make frequent appearances on our table when I was a child.