Holladay House Bed And Breakfast

Holladay Family's Homemade Buttermilk Biscuits: Bread

Servings: 12

Prep time:20 minutes

Ingredients:

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  2 cups all purpose flour

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  1 tablespoon baking powder

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  2 teaspoons sugar

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  1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar

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  1/4 teaspoon baking soda

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  1/4 teaspoon salt

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  1 stick stick butter, chilled

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  1/2 stick butter, melted

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  3/4 cup buttermilk

Step 1:

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Sift together flour, baking powder, sugar, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt into a bowl.

Step 2:

Cut in the 1 stick of chilled butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Make a well in center of flour mixture; add buttermilk all at once and stir just until dough clings together.

Step 3:

Gently knead dough about 10-12 times on a floured surface. Pat dough out to 1/2-inch thick. Cut dough with a 2 1/2 inch biscuit cutter or a glass.

Step 4:

Dredge biscuits in the 1/2 stick melted butter. Bake for 10-12 minutes, until golden.