Honey Butter Biscuits
These old fashioned honey butter biscuits are so flaky and delicious. This recipe was given to me by my Southern Grandma who cooked every single day of her life.
Equipment
Ingredients
For the Honey Butter
- 1 stick Salted Butter room temp
- 2 tablespoon Honey
For the Biscuits
- 3 cups All Purpose Flour
- 1 hefty tbsp Baking Powder
- 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
- 1 tablespoon Sugar
- 1.5 sticks Super Cold Salted Butter divided
- 1 cup Buttermilk
Instructions
For the Honey Butter
- Add all ingredients to a bowl and whip or stir until light and fluffy.
For the Biscuits
- Preheat oven to 425F degrees.
- Mix 3 cups flour, 1 hefty tablespoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt and 1 tablespoon sugar together.
- Grate 1 stick of super cold butter and add it to the dry ingredients. Then mix with hands until it feels like sand.
- Slowly stir in buttermilk, little by little, with a fork or whisk.
- Use hands to knead the dough together - just be careful not overwork it so the butter doesn’t melt. It should be kind of loose and shaggy but also pliable.
- Pour your dough onto a floured surface and add another 1-2 tablespoon of buttermilk if it looks too dry. Use your hands to quickly pack it into a long oval shape. Add 2 more tablespoon grated butter on top and fold both sides of the dough inwards to create 3 layers.
- Use your hands or a flour dusted rolling pin to flatten it out so you have enough room to use your biscuit cutter.
- Swiftly cut the biscuits (6-7 biscuits) and place them in a buttered cast iron skillet. Do not spin/turn the cutter - this will seal the layers closed.
- Cut up the remaining 2 tablespoon of butter and cover the top of the biscuits.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and brush each biscuit with honey butter so that it melts into them. When serving the biscuits, split them in half and add another smear of honey butter.
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