Southern Buttermilk Biscuits

Name: Southern Buttermilk Biscuits
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting; 2 tablespoons baking powder; 1 tsp baking soda; 1 tbsp sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 1/2 tablespoons cold, unsalted butter; 2 1/2 tablespoons cold lard; 1 cup buttermilk; to taste salt and sugar

Jim Kennedy @jimkmaus

These biscuits scream "Southern!" from their core.

Jim Kennedy @jimkmaus

These biscuits scream "Southern!" from their core.

Saved

Ingredients

2 cupsall-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
2 tablespoonsbaking powder
1 tspbaking soda
1 tbspsugar
1 teaspoonsalt
2 1/2 tablespoonscold, unsalted butter
2 1/2 tablespoonscold lard
1 cupbuttermilk
to tastesalt and sugar

Saved

Steps

1

Preheat oven to 425º.
2

If not using real buttermilk, add 1 tbsp lemon juice to 1 cup whole milk.
3

Combine dry ingredients in mixing bowl.
4

Cut butter and lard to 1/4" slices, add to flour mixture. Using just the tips of your fingers, squeeze the pieces until pea size.
5

Pour in 3/4 buttermilk, combine with spatula or flexible bench scraper until mixed together.
6

Place dough on lightly floured working surface. Loosely form a rectangle, straightening all 4 sides with a metal bench scraper.
7

Roll with pin to 12x9". Sprinkle lightly with salt and sugar. Fold over like a letter. Lift with metal bench scraper, scrape surface, lightly coat surface with flour again.
8

Turning over, roll again with pin to 12x9". Use a larger biscuit cutter for 6, a smaller cutter for 12. Place on baking sheet with silpat or parchment. Sprinkle again with salt and sugar. Cover, let rest for 30 minutes.
9

Bake for 7 minutes, rotate. Bake for another 3-5 minutes until golden brown on top.
10

Add extras.