Rosa's Biscuits
Light and flaky homemade buttermilk biscuits made with chilled butter and finished with a melted butter brush. These golden-brown biscuits are perfectly salted and make an excellent addition to any meal.
Ingredients
- •2½ cups all-purpose flour
- •¾ cup sugar
- •2½ teaspoons baking powder
- •1½ teaspoons kosher salt
- •1 cup unsalted butter
- •¾ cup buttermilk
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Preheat oven to 350°. Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt in a large bowl. Add chilled butter and toss to coat. Work butter into flour mixture with your fingers until mixture resembles coarse meal with several pea-size pieces of butter remaining.
10 min
- 2.
Using a fork, gently mix in buttermilk, then gently knead just until dough comes together (do not overmix).
5 min
- 3.
Pinch off pieces of dough and gently roll into 1" balls; place on 2 parchment-lined baking sheets, spacing 2" apart (you should have about 24). If butter softens too much while you are working, chill dough until firm before baking, 15-20 minutes.
15 min
- 4.
Bake biscuits until golden brown, 25-30 minutes. Brush with melted butter and sprinkle with more salt. Serve warm.
30 min
