Store-bought biscuits may be convenient, but they will never match the flavor and texture of fresh, homemade biscuits. Plus making your own homemade biscuits is surprisingly easy and quick.
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Homemade Buttermilk Biscuits-Reviewed |
Last week, Fran and I made delicious beef stew. This hearty beef stew was perfect for a cold day. I love having something to dip into my beef stew so, I decided to make some homemade buttermilk biscuits.
By the way, you can find our beef stew recipe here: Instant Pot Beef Stew Recipe.
The beef stew is fast and easy to make in the Instant Pot. It is the perfect comfort food on a cold winter day.
These buttermilk biscuits were a perfect addition to the beef stew, but are also great with butter or jam.
Ingredients:
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) of butter (I used salted butter) cold. If you use unsalted butter add a teaspoon of salt to dry ingredients.
- 1/2 cup Crisco vegetable shortening cold
- 1 1/4 cups buttermilk cold
Instructions:
- Combine the flour and baking powder in a large mixing bowl.
- Add the cold butter and Crisco and cut in using a pastry cutter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Add the cold buttermilk and mix it with a spatula until the dough comes together.
- Now, work the dough with your hands on a lightly floured surface. The dough will be a bit sticky.
- I rolled the dough out on a floured surface to about 1/2 inch to 3/4 inch thick. You can make them thicker if you like or get nice flakey layers by rolling them out thin and folding them over.
- I don't have a 3-inch biscuit cutter, so I used a 3-inch drinking glass to cut them out.
- Place them on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Or a greased cookie sheet.
- Bake on the center rack at 475 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes until the biscuits are golden brown.
Here are my buttermilk biscuits, ready for the oven. They were so easy to make and perfect for our beef stew.
This is a great kitchen tool for cutting cold ingredients into dry ingredients, it makes to work so much easier.
Sam, your homemade buttermilk biscuits look fantastic! I LOVE biscuits! Thanks so much for sharing your recipe. Can't wait to try this.
ReplyDeleteYour buttermilk biscuits look delicious and you make them sound so easy to make. Sometimes making things homemade is almost just as easy as a can or box mix. In the case of biscuits, they are great as leftovers too. I just made beef stew last week and I never even considered serving it with biscuits. I will definitely do that the next time.
ReplyDeleteSounds delicious. Do want to come and cook for me?
ReplyDeleteI love homemade biscuits and my large pastry blender is a must for cutting the butter into the dry ingredients. Your recipe looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteYour homemade buttermilk biscuits look delicious! Thank you for sharing your recipe and method. They sound easy to make.
ReplyDeleteI haven't made these in so long - I have a similar recipe but yours sounds ideal as well - and easy! Yum
ReplyDeleteThanks Sam, I did not have a great recipe for biscuits before today. Now I do, thank you, I trust you when you say they are easy and delicious. So many of your recipes are!
ReplyDeleteThey definitely look delicious. My aunt made home made biscuits when I was a kid. I looked forward to her homemade creations, especially cobbler.
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