High-Rise Buttermilk Biscuits
Description
This delicious rise biscuits are risen wonders of flaky pastry; you'll be glad you mastered the technique when you enjoy their airy texture.
Ingredients
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4 cups cake flour
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2 1/2 tablespoons aluminum-free baking powder
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2 teaspoons salt
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1/2 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into small chunks
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1 1/3 cups buttermilk, or more as needed
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1 tablespoon salted butter, melted
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C).
2
Mix flour, baking powder, and salt together in the bowl of a stand mixer with a paddle attachment. Add unsalted butter and mix at medium speed until well incorporated and mixture resembles wet sand, about 4 minutes.
3
Remove the bowl from the mixer and fold in buttermilk until dough sticks together.
4
Dump dough onto a flour work surface; pat into a rectangle. Pat remaining dry crumbs into mixture by hand.
5
Cut dough in half with a floured bench knife; stack cut halves on top of each other. Press layers together to about 1 1/2-inch thickness, shaping a long rectangle as you go. Repeat 3 to 5 times.
6
Cut dough into 8 even squares with the bench knife. Cut off uneven edges and put these scraps to the side; clean cuts on all sides will encourage rise. Pat scraps together to make 1 odd-shaped ninth biscuit.
7
Place biscuits close together in a 9-inch square pan and brush with melted salted butter. Place pan on top of the warm stove for 10 to 15 minutes to rise.
8
Bake biscuits in the preheated oven, checking halfway through bake time, until tops are golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 14 to 18 minutes.