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Easy Buttermilk Biscuits drizzled with honey on a white plate.

Easy Buttermilk Biscuits

Bree Hester
3.75 from 4 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 6 biscuits
Calories 333 kcal

Ingredients
  

The Biscuits:

  • 2 cups self-rising flour
  • 1/4 cup cold butter cut into cubes
  • 2/3 - 3/4 cup buttermilk
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

The Honey Cayenne Butter (Optional):

  • 1/2 cup butter room temperature
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 - 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 425°F. Add the self-rising flour and butter to a bowl.
    Flour and butter in a glass mixing bowl for baking preparation.
  • Use a pastry cutter to cut the butter into flour and work until the butter resembles small peas.
    Cutting butter into flour with a pastry cutter for easy buttermilk biscuits.
  • Pour 2/3 cup of buttermilk into the flour mixture. Stir until the dough starts to pull from the sides. If the dough is dry, add more buttermilk as needed.
    Pouring buttermilk into flour for Easy Buttermilk Biscuits.
  • Turn the dough out onto a board dusted with all-purpose flour. Pat out into a rectangle, about 1/2-1/4 inch thick.
    Dough ball on floured surface for baking or pastry making.
  • Use a round cutter or cut with a sharp knife into a circle.
    Soft, uncooked biscuit dough resting on baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake in the oven for 10 to 14 minutes.
    Unbaked Easy Buttermilk Biscuits on a parchment-lined baking sheet, ready for the oven.
  • To make the honey cayenne butter, add the butter, honey, salt, and cayenne to a bowl.
    Adding butter, honey, and cayenne pepper for Easy Buttermilk Biscuits.
  • Mix until combined. Taste and check for seasoning. Add to a ramekin or wrap in plastic wrap and keep in the fridge until ready to use.
    Mixing honey cayenne butter for Easy Buttermilk Biscuits.
  • Serve the biscuits warm with honey cayenne butter. Drizzle more honey over if desired.
    Easy Buttermilk Biscuits drizzled with honey, served on white plates with butter.

Nutrition

Calories: 333kcalCarbohydrates: 39gProtein: 6gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 10gSodium: 345mgFiber: 1g
Keyword buttermilk biscuits, easy buttermilk biscuits
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