Buttermilk Biscuits

Yield: 12 biscuits
Time: 45 – 60 minutes

250 g flour (sifted)
4 tsp baking powder
¼ tsp baking soda
¾ tsp salt
60 g butter (cold)
250 ml buttermilk

Directions

Preheat oven to 200ºC

Add baking powder, baking soda, and salt to the flour and stir to distribute evenly. Cut the butter into the flour mixture using a pastry cutter or a fork. There should be some larger chunks of butter/shortening and flour should have a crumbly looking texture. Stir in the buttermilk until the mixture just comes together. Dough will be sticky. Do not overmix or biscuits will become tough.

Dump the dough onto a floured surface and dust with more flour. Press the dough out and fold it over onto itself about 5 times. Press it into a rectangle that is just slightly wider than it is high and about 15mm thick. Using a pizza cutter, make 3 equal-spaced cuts horizontally, then 2 equal-spaced cuts vertically (making a 4×3 grid). Separate the biscuits and put them on a parchment-lined baking sheet.

Place the biscuts in the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown on top.