buttermilk biscuits

Pinch My Salt's blog post on buttermilk biscuits is a great primer on southern-style biscuits:
http://pinchmysalt.com/2007/09/18/how-to-make-the-best-buttermilk-biscuits-from-scratch/

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup cake flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/2 cup cold butter
3/4 cup buttermilk
Plus some butter or ghee or brushing the tops of the biscuits.

9 biscuits

Directions

Preheat oven to 500º.

Sift together both flours, baking powder, and baking soda. Mix in salt. Cut butter into pats and work it in using a pastry cutter. Stir in the buttermilk. You'll eventually need to use your hands to bring the dough together into a ball, taking care not to overwork it.

Place dough on a work surface dusted with flour. Use the heels of your palms to press it out to about 1/2-3/4" thick.

Use a biscuit cutter to cut out biscuits. (A 3" round will yield 9 biscuits.) Arrange on a parchment-lined baking sheet so that the edges of the biscuits are touching. Brush the tops of the biscuits with a little butter or ghee. Bake on the middle rack for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown to your liking.

Serve warm.

30 minutes