Buttermilk Biscuits Recipe
These are my big Mama's buttermilk biscuits made the old-fashioned way, a Southern staple! Fluffy, tender, and easy to make!
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Ingredients
Instructions
Preheat oven to 425F. Set rack in upper third position. Prepare 9-inch round baking pan by brushing bottom with melted butter.
In a large bowl, add flour, sugar, and salt and stir to combine. Create a well in the center of the flour.
Using your hands, add cold shortening into the middle of the flour mixture and start mixing into the flour, keeping in larger pieces, about the size of a nickel.
Pour in half of the buttermilk and use a fork to mix until you have a shaggy dough. Add more as you need. Do not overmix. Flour your hands and turn dough onto lightly floured surface (it’s okay to have small unmixed flour at the bottom of the bowl) and gently bring dough together until more cohesive.
Turn the biscuit mixture onto a kitchen board. Work together with your hands on the board until a dough consistency forms and add flour as/if needed.
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Tips for making the best buttermilk biscuits
Don’t Overmix: When combining the buttermilk with the flour, be gentle and mix only until everything comes together. Overmixing can lead to tough biscuits, and you want them to be as soft as a cloud.
Rolling Matters: Aim for a uniform thickness when rolling out your dough to ensure even baking. Whether you like them thick or thin, consistency is key.
Sharp Edges: Use a sharp biscuit cutter to ensure clean cuts. This helps the biscuits rise uniformly. Avoid twisting the cutter, as this can seal the edges and prevent the biscuits from rising properly.
Biscuit Placement: For biscuits with softer edges, place them touching each other on the baking sheet. If you prefer crispy edges, space them apart.
How to store & reheat buttermilk biscuits
Once the biscuits have cooled to room temperature, transfer them to an airtight container or a resealable plastic bag. You can leave them at room temp for up to 3 days.
To reheat, simply pop the biscuits in the microwave for a few seconds wrapped in a damp paper towel. But if you want to keep it fluffy and soft I suggest preheating your oven to 300°F and let the biscuits gently reheat for a few minutes.
How long will buttermilk biscuits last in the fridge?
They will stay delicious for up to 5-6 days.
Can I freeze buttermilk biscuits?
Yep for sure boos! Just transfer your cooled biscuits into an airtight container or a resealable freezer bag, and pop them in the freezer. They can be frozen for up to 3 whole months!
Ingredient Swaps
Shortening: This gives Big Mama’s biscuits their tender and fluffy center because of its fatty oil base. You can also swap out the shortening with an equal amount of cold unsalted butter. I recommend using a grater if you go this route.
Granulated sugar: You could also use a little honey here too.
Salt: This will help to balance the sweetness from the sugar.
Buttermilk: Make your own DIY version by mixing 1 cup of milk with 1 tablespoon of white vinegar or lemon juice. Let it sit for about 5 minutes until it thickens slightly before using.
Melted butter: Big mama brushed right on top and also split the biscuits open and added a pat to the centers.
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It was really easy to make this recipe! They came out perfectly even though I made some swaps in ingredients. So delicious with some cream and jam!
This is such a great-looking biscuit dish! It looks amazingly delicious and very yummy! Kids will instantly love this! The fluffiness makes it so tempting too!
Biscuits have always been one of my favorite foods and this recipe for them looks incredibly comforting and tasty.
This biscuit recipe is the best recipe I have ever tried! Makes the best biscuits! I will definitely be making this recipe again!
These biscuits looks like grandma used to make! I'll have to try them out soon. :)
Buttermilk biscuit is one of my kid's favorite biscuits to eat. It is so delicious and so easy to make!
Yummy! we had ours with some nut butter and fresh fruit and they were absolutely delicious! Thank you for such a great recipe.
Oh my, these biscuits are the real deal! Flaky on the inside, golden and buttery on the outside - they turned out just like grandma used to make. This recipe's a keeper for sure!
These homemade biscuits are amazing! So flaky and delicious, and love how easy they are to make!
These buttermilk biscuits turned out perfectly! They were flaky, buttery and so delicious!
These biscuits are perfection! I made them to go with chili and they were a hit!
I hadn't used shortening in ages but it really makes a difference in the results of these biscuits! Delicious and so light and fluffy.
I needed a classic buttermilk biscuit recipe to have on hand as my go-to and now I've found it! These are PERFECT!
Flat biscuits are the worst. Loving how fluffy these are!
These biscuits are everything! They came out so tender and flaky, and the dough was super easy to handle. Definitely making these as my gold standard for biscuits.
Great video! I plan to try this recipe. It reminds me of precious memories with my grandmother.
You should make more videos with you Big Mama and Big Daddy. Y'all are so sweet girl. And she make them biscuits just like my Big Mama. I love this. More videos like this are needed in times that we live in now. I know she does a good fried chicken, can we have a video please.
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