classic flaky buttermilk biscuits 🧈✨ — tall, buttery, and golden on top. Here’s a tried-and-true recipe to make them at home:
🥐 Fluffy Buttermilk Biscuits
Ingredients
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2 cups (250g) all-purpose flour
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1 tablespoon baking powder
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½ teaspoon baking soda
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 tablespoon sugar (optional)
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½ cup (115g) cold unsalted butter, cubed
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¾–1 cup cold buttermilk
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Extra melted butter (for brushing tops)
Instructions
1️⃣ Prep
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Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C).
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Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2️⃣ Mix Dry Ingredients
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In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar.
3️⃣ Cut in Butter
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Add cold cubed butter.
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Use a pastry cutter or your fingers to work it in until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs with pea-sized pieces of butter.
4️⃣ Add Buttermilk
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Pour in ¾ cup buttermilk and stir gently until just combined.
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Add a little more if dough seems dry.
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Do not overmix — the dough should be slightly shaggy.
5️⃣ Create Layers
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Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface.
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Pat into a 1-inch thick rectangle.
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Fold it over onto itself 3–4 times (this makes flaky layers!).
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Pat to 1-inch thickness again.
6️⃣ Cut
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Use a round biscuit cutter (don’t twist when cutting).
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Place biscuits close together on baking sheet for soft sides.
7️⃣ Bake
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Bake 12–15 minutes until golden brown on top.
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Brush with melted butter immediately after baking.
🔥 Tips for Extra Fluffy Biscuits
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Keep butter and buttermilk very cold.
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Don’t twist the cutter — it seals the edges.
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Handle dough as little as possible.
If you’d like, I can also give you:
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🧀 Cheddar biscuits version
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🍯 Sweet honey biscuits
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🥓 Savory breakfast biscuit sandwich idea
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🧈 Homemade buttermilk substitute
Just tell me which one!