Buttermilk Biscuits

   My granny makes the best biscuits in the world.  I have tried to make all kinds of recipes to at least come close to the home made deliciousness she provides with her biscuits.  This is the closest, I can get.  I guess I will have to wait until I am a granny to master her perfection. However me being a granny is going to be almost as difficult as eating only one of these biscuits.... 

PS...this goes perfect with our gravy recipe.

Makes 10 - 2 inch biscuits

Ingredients:

2 cups flour

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

6 tblsp butter (very cold) cut into squares

3/4 cup buttermilk

   Preheat your oven to 450.  In your food processor mix all the dry ingredients.  Now, drop in the butter cubes, and pulse it 4-5 times until the butter is mixed, but leaving little flakes of butter.  Add the butter milk and pulse until the mixture is all wet.  Sometimes it stays kind of crumbly, which is perfectly fine.  Just dump out the mixture onto the counter top, and press it together gently.  Don't let the butter melt.  Wrap it in plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for a couple of minutes to keep the butter cold. (cold butter  equals flaky biscuits).

  Remove dough from the fridge, and roll the dough out to about 1/2 inch thick.  cut out using a glass or biscuit cutter that was dipped in flour.  Try not to twist the glass as you cut, it will prevent it from rising unevenly.  Place on an un-greased pan about 1 inc apart, and cook until golden brown 10-12 minutes. For browner tops, brush with melted butter or milk before baking. Remove from the oven and serve hot.  So tasty, flaky and buttery.  I hope you enjoy these as much as I enjoy my granny!  Love you granny!