American Biscuits (Southern Style)
15 minute American Biscuits, a homemade Southern-Style flakey butter biscuit from the oven. Perfect for sausage gravy, jelly or just to eat.
Servings: 9 biscuits
Calories: 119kcal
Equipment
- pastry blender
- cast iron pan
- biscuit cutter 3 inch round
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 4 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- ¾ tsp salt
- 4 tbsp. cold butter cut into small cubes
- 1 cup Buttermilk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450.
- In a mixing bowl, combine all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda and whisk well.
- Add cold butter and use a pastry blender to blend the batter into butter.
- Make a well into the center of the batter and add buttermilk.
- Mix until dough comes together. It will be sticky. Do not be tempted to overmix.
- Add flour onto a hard surface and fold the dough over 6-8 times.
- Shape into a 1" thick flat round.
- Use a 3" biscuit cutter to cut dough into 9 rounds.
- Place round biscuits onto a baking sheet or in a cast iron pan, with biscuits not touching.
- Bake American biscuits for 13-15 minutes or until golden brown on tops.
- Cool slightly before serving warm with butter, honey, jelly, or gravy. Makes approximatly 9 biscuits.
Notes
Tips:
Use the bottom of a glass if you do not have a biscuit cutter.
Nutrition
Serving: 1biscuit | Calories: 119kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 441mg | Potassium: 66mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 44IU | Calcium: 139mg | Iron: 1mg