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How to Make Buttermilk Biscuits

Southern biscuits. Serve with poached eggs and sausage gravy. Thank you to Chef Joe for showing how to make them.

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Gather your things. 460g flour, 20g baking powder, 7g salt, 210g of butter, 300g buttermilk.

Gather your things. 460g flour, 20g baking powder, 7g salt, 210g of butter, 300g buttermilk.

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Save a portion of the flour for later

Save a portion of the flour for later

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Put the rest of your dry ingredients in a bowl

Put the rest of your dry ingredients in a bowl

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Mix mix

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Add your cold butter that has been cut in small pieces. The smaller the better.

Add your cold butter that has been cut in small pieces. The smaller the better.

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Mix mix

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You can use technology if you have it. (Food processor)

You can use technology if you have it. (Food processor)

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Until it looks like this. You can add some grated cheese if you really want to.

Until it looks like this. You can add some grated cheese if you really want to.

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Texture

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Add your buttermilk.

Add your buttermilk.

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It will look like oatmeal.

It will look like oatmeal.

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If it's very sticky add some flour from the flour you saved until it's not sticky, but the dough should be wet. You don't need to use all the flour you saved.

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Mix.. But not too much.

Mix.. But not too much.

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Dough is ready.

Dough is ready.

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Texture. Still a little sticky but workable.

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Sprinkle a good amount of flour on the counter and then add your dough.

Sprinkle a good amount of flour on the counter and then add your dough.

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Tap it.

Tap it.

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Looks great

Looks great

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Do not work the dough. Just fold it a couple times.

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Get your tray ready.

Get your tray ready.

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A ring mold or a upside down wine glass.

A ring mold or a upside down wine glass.

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Punch.

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You're doing great

You're doing great

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Keep adding to your tray

Keep adding to your tray

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Don't worry if you making too much.

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With the rest of the dough

With the rest of the dough

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Put it all together again

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Do some more

Do some more

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It will give you quite a few biscuits.

It will give you quite a few biscuits.

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Put it in the fridge for thirty minutes or so. they hold their shape better when you cook them.

Put it in the fridge for thirty minutes or so. they hold their shape better when you cook them.

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Do a egg wash.

Do a egg wash.

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Take the hard biscuits out of the fridge.

Take the hard biscuits out of the fridge.

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Brush them at your own pace.

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Almost there.

Almost there.

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You can sprinkle some salt or sugar on top.

You can sprinkle some salt or sugar on top.

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Bake

Bake

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At 375F

At 375F

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For 15 to 20 minutes.

For 15 to 20 minutes.

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You can sneak peak if you curious.

You can sneak peak if you curious.

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Looks about ready to go.

Looks about ready to go.

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Steal one

Steal one

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Open. See if its cooked.

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Maybe snack another one. They are quite small.

Maybe snack another one. They are quite small.

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There you go. Buttermilk biscuits.

There you go. Buttermilk biscuits.

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Poach some eggs. Salt and pepper. If you don't have sausage gravy it's ok.

Poach some eggs. Salt and pepper. If you don't have sausage gravy it's ok.

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Snack

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Everything it's better with eggs.

Everything it's better with eggs.

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You still have a lot left.

You still have a lot left.

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Put in a container.

Put in a container.

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Get on a train to union square.

Get on a train to union square.

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Share your extra biscuits with the hungry ones.

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Watch some dancing moves while you there.

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Have yourself a snack at a nearby local bar.

Have yourself a snack at a nearby local bar.

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Thank you for watching. Feel free to follow and get updates.

Thank you for watching. Feel free to follow and get updates.

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Flour

Butter

Baking powder

Salt

Buttermilk

Celeste Morales

Aww, I thought that was sweet you gave them to the hungry people.:)

Celeste Morales 3 months ago

Miss Apple

Buttermilk biscuits and maple syrup...best breakfast ever.

Miss Apple 7 months ago

Bee Pettee

I can't wait to make them

Bee Pettee 8 months ago

Mark Samson

Looks awesome!

Mark Samson 8 months ago

Lisa Papworth

We call them scones in the uk usually with fruit or cheese mixed in. Great guide

Lisa Papworth 8 months ago

Graciela Buendia

So nice of you to share the leftovers with the hungry. 😃

Graciela Buendia 8 months ago

Sabrina Maulucci

There is a free one available that I downloaded after seeing your comment!:)

Sabrina Maulucci 8 months ago

Mark Samson

Or if you don't want to pay the 2 bucks you can always google it！

Mark Samson 8 months ago

Sabrina Maulucci

Thanks Mark for your suggestion! Great help!

Sabrina Maulucci 8 months ago

Mark Samson

Try downloading Kitchen Dial. It's a kitchen food conversion app!

Mark Samson 8 months ago

Lauren Wotherspoon

Is there an easy way to convert into cups?

Lauren Wotherspoon 8 months ago

Ashley King

What do you consider to be a portion? I don't want to save too much or too little.

Ashley King 8 months ago

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Lorena Luna

Gracias!! :)

Lorena Luna 8 months ago

Graciela Buendia

You can make buttermilk at home mixing milk and vinegar or lemon juice. I guess it would be called "leche cortada"

Graciela Buendia 8 months ago

Lorena Luna

Buttermilk in mexico??

Lorena Luna 8 months ago

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Wilson Chau

O gawd

Wilson Chau 7 months ago

Brittney Riley

i couldn't agree with you more.

Brittney Riley 7 months ago

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Alina Alina

This is an awesome step! Well done!

Alina Alina 5 months ago

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Marta Hari

Good!

Marta Hari 2 months ago

Adeze Wilford

Yes! Best places to eat in the city

Adeze Wilford 8 months ago

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