Savory Biscuits

35 mins
Serves 5
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Directions

  1. 1Grate the butter on a microplane and place it in the freezer for about 10 minutes.
  2. 2In a bowl, mix together all-purpose flour, baking powder, and salt.
  3. 3Add in the cold butter.
  4. 4Add in cold buttermilk in two batches, mixing until a dough forms. Do not add all at once to avoid creating a wet dough.
  5. 5Fold the dough onto itself four to five times, using a rolling pin and a bench scraper to shape it into a rectangle.
  6. 6Cut the dough into eight even pieces.
  7. 7Brush with egg wash and bake at 375F for 35 minutes.

Ingredients

  • 0.47 cup cold unsalted butter
  • 106.25 grams cold unsalted butter
  • 2.08 cups all-purpose flour
  • 265.62 grams all-purpose flour
  • 0.62 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1.56 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1.09 teaspoons fine sea salt
  • 0.78 cups cold buttermilk
  • 187.5 ml cold buttermilk
  • 0.62 egg
  • 0.62 sea salt

Equipment

microplanebowlforkrolling pinbench scraperbaking sheet