Mile High Buttermilk Biscuits Recipe

Ingredients

4 cups flour

4 teaspoons Bakewell Cream

(If you can't get your hands on Bakewell Cream, substitute 4 teaspoons of baking powder for the Bakewell Cream, then omit the baking soda)

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup cold butter

1 3/4 cup cold buttermilk

extra buttermilk for brushing tops of biscuits

Instructions

1. Mix and sift dry ingredients into a large mixing bowl.
2. Add butter and mix with a pastry blender.
3. Add buttermilk all at once and stir quickly with a fork.
4. (You may need to add a little more buttermilk to make a nice soft dough.)
5. Turn out on a floured board and knead 5 or 6 times.
6. Roll or pat into a rectangle that is 3/4" thickness.
7. Cut with biscuit cutter and place on baking sheet.
8. Brush tops of biscuits with buttermilk.
9. Bake at 475° for 5 minutes.
10. Turn off heat and leave in the oven for 5-10 minutes until golden brown.

Notes

If you can't get your hands on Bakewell Cream, substitute 4 teaspoons of baking powder for the Bakewell Cream and omit the baking soda.

Original recipe and more pictures visit: Mile High Buttermilk Biscuits @ throughherlookingglass.com

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