Biscuits
When I was in culinary school, one of the most popular things people would ask was if I could make biscuits of all things!
Conversations would go like this:
Me: I was the first person to make croissants for the bread final in my teacher’s 10 + years of teaching!
Cousin: Okay, but can you make biscuits?
Me: I made a really great batch of scones today!
Parent: Oh, but do you have a good biscuit recipe?
I have no clue what the obsession with biscuits is in my family, but it was very important to them that I know how to make these breakfast staple!
Well the answer is YES! I do know how to make biscuits and here they are!
What you’ll need:
– 1 cup whole milk
– 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
– 2 1/2 cups flour (325g)
– 2 Tablespoon sugar (25g)
– 1 Tablespoon baking powder
– 1/2 teaspoon salt
– 1/2 cup butter, cold (4 ounces)
What you’ll do:
– Combine milk and lemon juice and set aside.
– Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl.
– Dice your butter into small pieces and toss in the flour mixture until coated. Using your fingers, 2 knives, or a dough blender, cut the butter into the flour mixture until crumbly.
– Create a well in the center and add in your milk. Using a spatula, start in the center and slowly start to work the flour into the milk. Once most of the flour mixture has been moistened, use your hands to knead the dough into a ball. (Depending on the size of your bowl, this may be easier to complete on a floured surface.)
– Use your hands to gently flatten your ball of dough and become more of a square. Lightly dust your counter with flour and roll out your dough into a rectangle that’s about 1/2 inch thick. Fold the dough in half. Use your hands and rolling pin to gently shape your dough into a more square shape that is about 1 inch thick. Use a knife or bench scraper to cut your square of dough into 9 individual biscuits.
– Place biscuits on a baking sheet and chill in the refrigerator for at least 10 minutes.
– Preheat your oven to 350F and bake your biscuits for about 18 minutes or until golden brown.
– ENJOY!
A few notes:
– I just purchased a dough blender and it really made working the butter into the flour a much quicker process! I typically try to avoid gadgets like that but thought I would give it a shot. The one I bought was only $2 at Walmart! It wasn’t listed on their site, but I did link one from Amazon just so you would have an idea of what I’m talking about.
– You can definitely substitute the lemon juice and milk for buttermilk. But I refuse to buy an entire cartoon of buttermilk for one recipe when I can just as easily make it myself and I don’t notice a difference.