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GRANDMA'S BUTTERMILK BISCUITS

For Southern-Style Biscuits, leave out the sugar. I prefer to make mine with sugar. If you are using unsalted butter, add up to 1/2 teaspoon of salt, but this is optional.

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons sugar
pinch of salt (optional - we leave it out)
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 cup (salted) butter
1 cup buttermilk (or sour milk)

In a large bowl, sift together the dry ingredients and cut in the butter using a fork or pastry blender.

Stir in the buttermilk, and continue stirring only until the mixture forms a ball and begins to hold together.

Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and pat or roll out to 1/2 or 3/4 inch thick, and cut into rounds.

Place on a lightly oiled or sprayed cookie sheet (or line a cookie sheet with parchment paper). Arrange biscuits close together for soft sides or 1 inch apart for more crusty sides.

Bake in a preheated 450°F oven for 12 or 15 minutes until just nicely golden brown.

Submitted by: CM

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Grandma's Buttermilk Biscuits

· Jan 21 · #187029

Phyllis (Virginia) says:

The VERY best. To those asking about the salt... notice the small statement "above" the recipe. It does state - if you are using unsalted butter... add 1/4 tsp. salt. These biscuits are perfection. Another CM recipe... that makes me toss all other biscuit recipes (three recipes that I did alternate). I should just go thru my recipe cards (one at a time), check for the same recipe with CM... and replace them all... as CM out does every other recipe you will find. Love ya! CM

· Jan 25 · #180253

Winnie (Saskatchewan) says:

Best biscuits ever!!!

· Aug 25 · #176565

Diana Pearson (California) says:

This recipe is off in the amount of liquid. When I tried to get the dough to form a ball it was very sticky and mushy. As I look at other recipes I see that this one has too much milk or butter. There is not way to roll them out and I kept adding flour. Right now they are in small heeps on a cookie sheet and it will be interesting how they turn out. I would not recommend using this recipe.

· Aug 13 · #178660

Cooks.com replies:

It's supposed to be a very soft batter. The least amount of flour you can manage to use, the lighter the biscuit will be. Lighter biscuits also require less baking powder/soda because there is less flour to leaven. Two rules for the best biscuits: 1. Use as little flour as possible. 2. Do not over-mix or over-handle the batter/dough. It is also helpful to use soft wheat flour.

Hope this helps!

-- CM

· Jan 27 · #151913

Keturah (Maryland) says:

These biscuits were delicious and easy to make. This was my first time making them and I did use 1/4 teaspoon of salt. I also brushed them with butter when they were done. Next I sliced the biscuits and added honey. My biscuits did not rise like Pillsbury, but they tasted better and even though they didn't rise much they were soft. I think I will add a pinch more of baking soda next time and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Wonderful recipe!

· Mar 21 · #123196

Paige (Illinois) says:

I have had buttermilk biscuits before and have never made them myself. I found this and tried them and OMG YUMMY !!!! instead of laying them out and cutting them I sprayed a muffin pan with Pam and put glops of the batter in them and they turned out Great. still golden brown and crispy. :)

· Feb 3 · #120524

Janika (Colorado) says:

The best I have ever made!

· Apr 13 · #98680

Tammy (United States) says:

The best biscuit recipe I have found. I use the salt and brush the tops with buttermilk before I put them in the oven. Also, I pat instead of roll the biscuits out. I like mine big so I go for about 2 inches in height . I use a round cake pan for baking. I get big fluffy tender biscuits every time.

· Dec 12 · #87269

Lisa (Kentucky) says:

This is such a super recipe. I use King Arthur's white whole wheat flour and Whole Foods "365" butter (salted). I use a big star cookie cutter and give a batch to friends for gifts this Christmas season.

· Dec 10 · #86951

Shelly66 (Michigan) says:

Love it!!! Its my favorite.

· Nov 28 · #85664

TMD (Georgia) says:

Perfect. I am picky on biscuits, but these were great! I did not use a cutter or anything, I just plopped them right onto the pan after mixing. They turned out so good. Right at 12 mins cooking time. Thanks.

· May 15 · #68679

Jackie (Florida) says:

I've looked for a good biscuit recipe for a long long time. I've made this one twice now, and it's a definite winner! Mine are usually pretty wet, so I have a hard time getting the biscuits on the pan, so I think next time I might just make them as drop biscuits. But I do have to say, they are the best I've ever made, both times. In the past, no matter what I did, my biscuits were always a bit tough and dry. These are wonderful. Thanks CM, for another winner!!

· Apr 2 · #65428

Robin (Texas) says:

My 9 year old son & I made these, and they are wonderful! We used skim milk because we didn't have buttermilk, and they are still so light & fluffy. Really, really good!

· Feb 8 · #61177

Phyllis (Virginia) says:

THIS is the recipe I have tried to find for years! This is a keeper for sure. Its the taste I remember from childhood. I did read the reviews and used only 1 tbsp. sugar. I placed them apart for the crunch. I can hardly wait to have these with sausage gravy... yum!!! Perfection!

· Dec 27 · #56988

Lynn (North Carolina) says:

They were good, soft, and fluffy. Exactly correct texture, however the flavor is lacking. I did not like the sugar in them at all. Overall they are good not great, not like grandma's.

· Sep 20 · #46101

James (Brazil) says:

I tried this recipe and, to be honest, I didn't like it. The sugar and no salt was the "deal breaker" for me. I made it exactly the way the recipe said yesterday. Today I used this recipe but left the sugar out completely and added one-half teaspoon of salt. Much better. The next time I make them I will probably add a bit more baking powder.

· Dec 5 · #86335

L. Hutch (New Brunswick) replies:

I took James' advice and added 1 more teaspoon of baking powder, cut the sugar in half and added 1/2 tsp of salt. Excellent.

· Aug 11 · #178650

Sandra (Connecticut) replies:

James, did you check the date on your baking powder? Whenever I get the feeling I should have added more baking powder, I throw the can out or use it to clean the sink.

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