Recipe information
Yield
Makes 4 biscuits
Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
10 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) chilled unsalted butter, cut into pieces
2/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon chilled buttermilk
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 375°F. Sift the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt into a large bowl. Add the butter and rub in with your fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal. Gradually add the buttermilk, tossing with a fork until large moist clumps form. Gather the dough into a ball.
Step 2
Divide the dough into 4 pieces. Shape each piece into a 3-inch round. Transfer to a baking sheet, spacing evenly.
Step 3
Bake the biscuits until a tester inserted into the center comes out dry, about 20 minutes (biscuits will be pale). Transfer the biscuits to a rack and cool to lukewarm.
