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Southern Buttermilk Biscuits

Cold butter is cut into flour and buttermilk for a simple dough that bakes into tall, flaky, golden biscuits.

⏱ 15 minPrep time
🔥 15 minCook time
🍽 8Servings
🏷 BreakfastCategory
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Buttermilk biscuits have deep roots in Southern cooking, evolving from British scones and quick breads brought over by early colonists, and adapted using American soft winter wheat and buttermilk. By the 19th century, biscuits had become a defining staple of the Southern breakfast table, served with butter, jam, or gravy.

Flaky, buttery, and tender layers of Southern comfort

Cold butter is cut into flour and buttermilk for a simple dough that bakes into tall, flaky, golden biscuits.

Step by stepInstructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 220°C.
  2. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  3. Cut the cold butter into the flour until it resembles coarse crumbs.
  4. Stir in the buttermilk until just combined.
  5. Turn out onto a floured surface, pat into a 1-inch thick rectangle, and fold in thirds. Cut into rounds.
  6. Bake 12-15 minutes until golden, then brush with melted butter.

💡 Chef tips & storage

Keep the butter and buttermilk very cold — this is what creates flaky, tender layers. Avoid twisting the biscuit cutter when cutting rounds, as this seals the edges and prevents rising.

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Recipe details

Prep15 min
Cook15 min
Servings8
CategoryBreakfast
PublishedAugust 12, 2026
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