Grandma Buttermilk Biscuits

 

National  Buttermilk Biscuits  Day 

My Grandma was the biscuit maker in the family. She made them everyweekend for family and friends dropping ye for coffee. But it wasnt unusal to have them in the middle of the week for dinner with eggs and bacon or ham. 

• 2 cups all purpose flour, spooned into measuring cup and leveled-off
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1¼ teaspoons salt
• 10 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch chunks
• ¾ cup buttermilk, plus a bit more if necessary

• Preheat oven  425 degrees 

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 Place the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl  and Mix.  Add the cubed butter and cut into the dry ingredients with a pastry cutter or forks  until coarse crumbs form.

a  Make a well in the center of the mixture. Pour 1 cup (240ml) buttermilk and drizzle honey on top. Fold everything together with a large spoon or rubber spatula until it begins to come together. Do not overwork the dough

1. Pour the dough and any dough crumbles onto a floured work surface and gently bring together with generously floured hands. The dough will become sticky as you bring it together.  Using floured hands or a floured rolling pin, flatten into a 3/4 inch thick rectangle as best you can. 
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3. Cut into 2.75 or 3-inch circles with a biscuit cutter. Place on lined baking sheet with biscuits touching. And bake for about 2o minutes or until tops are golden brown.