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COUNTRY STYLE BUTTERMILK BISCUITS

Homemade biscuits are a huge staple of American country-style cuisine. These buttermilk biscuits cook up in under 20 minutes and can be served with any saucy dinner or with country-style gravy for brunch.

Yield: Makes 15.

July 02, 2019

COUNTRY STYLE BUTTERMILK BISCUITS

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp granulated sugar
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 cup salted butter, chilled and cubed
  • 1 cup buttermilk

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
  2. Combine flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, sugar, baking soda and salt in a bowl.
  3. Cut in butter with a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly.
  4. Add buttermilk to flour mixture and stir just until combined.
  5. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead dough gently 5 times. Roll out dough 1/2 inch thick. Using a floured 2 inch cookie cutter, cut dough into rounds. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
  6. Bake for 15 – 17 minutes or until lightly browned.
Nutritional analysis per 1 biscuit:

96 calories, 3.8 g fat, 2.5 g protein, 13.5 g carbohydrate, 1.2 g fibre, 157 mg sodium