Flaky Buttermilk Biscuits
 
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Recipe type: Biscuits
Cuisine: Bread
Serves: 12-14 biscuits
Ingredients
  • ½ c. butter, frozen (1 stick)
  • 2½ c. White Lily Self-Rising Flour
  • 1 cup chilled buttermilk
  • Parchment paper
  • 2 T. melted butter
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 475 degrees.
  2. Grate frozen butter with a box grater.
  3. Toss together with flour in a medium bowl. Chill in freezer for 10 minutes.
  4. Make a well in center of mixture. Add buttermilk.
  5. Stir EXACTLY 15 times. The dough will be sticky.
  6. Put dough on a floured surface and sprinkle lightly with flour.
  7. Flour rolling pin. Roll into a rectangle about 9" x 5" in size.
  8. Fold dough so short ends meet. Repeat rolling and folding process a total of 5 times.
  9. Roll to a ½" thickness. Cut with a 2½' floured round/square cutter.
  10. Reshape and roll any scraps, flouring as needed.
  11. Place cut biscuits touching on a parchment paper covered rimmed sheet pan.
  12. Bake a 475 degrees for 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
  13. Brush with melted butter.
Recipe by My Dragonfly Cafe at https://mydragonflycafe.com/flaky-buttermilk-biscuits/