2 cups all purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon dry buttermilk ( can be found in the grocery store usually by the powdered milk )
6 tablespoons butter
3/4 cup cold milk

Mix all dry ingredients together
Cut the butter into the flour until a course mixture is left
Add the buttermilk and mix to a dough. Do not over mix
Place the dough on the table and press out to a rectangle (1/2 inch thick)
Fold the dough into thirds
Press the dough out again to a rectangle and fold into thirds
Repeat this procedure one more time.
Press the dough out into a 1/2 inch thick rectangle
Using a cutter cut 12 biscuits out. Gather and reshape the dough as needed.
Place on a sheet pan and bake at 450 degrees about 12 minutes until golden.
(Optional )Brush with melted butter and sprinkle with sugar when the biscuits come out of the oven.

 

Bill Hall

Roasted

148 Bedford St, Stamford, CT 06901