Lighter Than Air Buttermilk Biscuits Southern Living Recipes

Steps:

• Cut 1/3 cup butter into flour with a pastry blender until crumbly; add buttermilk, stirring just until ingredients are moistened.
• Turn dough out on a lightly floured surface; knead 3 or 4 times.
• Pat or roll dough to 3/4-inch thickness; cut with a 2 1/2-inch round cutter, and place on a lightly greased baking sheet.
• Bake at 425* for 12 to 14 minutes. Brush biscuits with melted butter, if desired . Yield: 8 biscuits.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, sugar, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt into a bowl.
• Cut in the 1 stick of chilled butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Make a well in center of flour mixture; add buttermilk all at once and stir just until dough clings together.
• Gently knead dough about 10-12 times on a floured surface.
• Pat dough out to 1/2 inch think.
• Cut dough with a 2 1/2 inch biscuit cutter or a glass.
• Dredge buiscuits in the 1/2 stick melted butter.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes, until golden.

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to the middle position and heat oven to 450. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
• Pulse the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda together in a food processor to combine. scatter the butter and cream cheese over the top and continue to pulze until the mixture resembles coarse meal, about 15 pulses. Transfer the mixture to a large bowl. Stir in the buttermilk with a spatula until the dough comes together.
• Turn out the dough onto a lightly floured counter. Knead the dough gently until smooth, 8 10 times. Pat the dough into a 9: circle, about 3/4" thick.
• Using a floured cutter, stamp out 6 biscuits and arrange upside down on the prepared baking sheet. Gather the remaining dough, pat into a 3/4" thick circle and stamp out the remaining 6 biscuits.
• Bake until the biscuits begin to rise, about 5 minutes, then rotate the baking sheet and reduce the oven temperature to 400 degrees. Continue to bake until golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes longer. Transfer the biscuits to a wire rack and let cool for 10 minutes before serving.
• Note: The biscuits can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.