3 Ingredient Biscuits
The easiest biscuits you've ever made will also be the best biscuits you've ever made!
Servings: 8 biscuits
Equipment
- 2 1/2 inch biscuit cutter
- food processor optional
Ingredients
- 2 cups self rising flour, I use White Lily
- 1/4 cup cold butter, (plus more for brushing, optional)
- 1 cup cultured buttermilk, cold (plus more for brushing, optional)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 450F (Give it enough time to get there, you want it hot)
- Put the flour and cold butter in a food processor. You can also do this by hand. Pulse the machine 20-25 times until the butter is incorporated and the mixture is crumbly.
- Add the buttermilk to the processor and process just until the dough comes together ~ this should only take 15 seconds of processing or so. f working by hand stir in the buttermilk just until everything is moistened.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and bring it together gently with your hands, but don't over work the dough. Pat or roll it out to about 1 1/2 inch inch thick. Cut out 8 biscuits with a 2 1/2" biscuit cutter, reforming the dough as necessary.
- Place on a baking sheet, in cast iron skillet, or a biscuit baker, and brush lightly with buttermilk, if desired. Bake for 10 minutes or until golden and risen.
- If you like, brush the hot biscuits immediately with melted butter, and enjoy.
Notes
Notes for perfect biscuits:
- Use cold butter and cold buttermilk.
- Make sure to preheat your oven and give it sufficient time to get up to temperature.
- Don't over work your dough.
- Cut your biscuits with a sharp edged cutter and don't twist as you cut. Cut straight up and down.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 biscuit · Calories: 178 kcal · Carbohydrates: 24 g · Protein: 5 g · Fat: 7 g · Saturated Fat: 4 g · Cholesterol: 18 mg · Sodium: 25 mg · Potassium: 62 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 1 g · Vitamin A: 214 IU · Calcium: 32 mg · Iron: 1 mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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