There’s nothing quite like biting into a flaky, rich cookie or using it to mop up a side of gravy at breakfast. However, if baking your own homemade buttermilk cookies is something that intimidates you, we’ve found a recipe that’s surprisingly easy and straightforward to make – with just five steps between you and an oven full of freshly baked cookies!
How do you make buttermilk biscuits from scratch?
Southern Living is a website you can always count on for delicious recipes and the editors have established this Southern Style Buttermilk Cookie Recipe as one of their favorites. After seeing it for ourselves, it’s not hard to see why! The recipe calls for just a few ingredients that are easily available: butter, self-raising flour, and a cup of refrigerated buttermilk.
While the recipe may have few ingredients, keep in mind that it is not short on elbow grease. And if you’ve never made cookies before, keep in mind that it’s not as easy as opening a can. store bought cookies and put them in the oven. You need to grate the frozen butter, mix it with the flour, let the dough cool for a few minutes and mix all the ingredients in a bowl at least 15 times. (The recipe authors emphasize that the directions are precise and that stirring 15 times is very important!)
You then fold and roll out the dough with a rolling pin and cut it into biscuit-shaped circles. To keep the cookies light and flaky, be careful not to overwork the dough as this can result in a thicker, chewier texture.
Once the active portion of the recipe is ready (which should reportedly take 20-30 minutes), your baking efforts will soon be rewarded. The cookies only need about 15 minutes in the oven at 475 degrees to get a light golden brown crust. Plus, this recipe yields about 12-14 cookies, which might be enough for brunch or dinner!
What to combine with your buttermilk biscuits?
While nothing is easier or tastier than eating a buttermilk biscuit on its own, straight from the oven, or paired with gravy, butter, or jam for a quick breakfast, there are also many great recipes you can make that use biscuits as a base. or any of the main ingredients.
There are the obvious and comforting options like McDonalds-style breakfast sandwiches with soft scrambled eggs in between flaky crust layers. We also like a veggie or chicken pot pie topped with biscuits instead of pie dough. And while you may not necessarily think of cookies as dessert, this recipe for chocolate chip s’mores throwing out graham crackers instead of cookies might make you reconsider!
However you enjoy your homemade buttermilk biscuits, whether they come piping hot from the oven, as an accompaniment to your dinner, or as a vehicle for sausage, eggs, and gravy, this recipe is definitely one you’ll want to try again when you’re in town. fancy cookies.
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