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Tall Layered Buttermilk Biscuits

Tall, layered buttermilk and sour-cream biscuits. Pulsing cold butter into the flour and giving the dough two quick letter folds builds dozens of buttery sheets that lift apart in the oven.

  • YieldServes 8 · 8 biscuits, 10 cm across
  • Hands-on26 min
  • Total46 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 120 mlbuttermilk
  • 120 gsour cream
  • 285 gunbleached plain (all-purpose) flour, plus more for dusting
  • 1 tbspbaking powder
  • ¼ tspbicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
  • 1½ tspkosher salt
  • 115 gcold unsalted butter, cut into 6 mm pats
  • 30 gunsalted butter, melted, for brushing

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Wheat
  • Corn (maize)
  • Lactose
  • FODMAPs (any)

Taste

  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Richness / fat

Texture

  • Crisp

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Food processor

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weekend project
  • Holiday

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 3

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: low

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