AI-Biscuit Surprise

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12 · 15 min

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3 cups all-purpose flour (15 oz), plus more for dusting
1 Tbsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
8 Tbsp unsalted butter, very cold, cut in cubes
1¼ cups buttermilk, cold
2 Tbsp butter, melted (for the tops)

What you need

3 cups all-purpose flour (15 oz), plus more for dusting

1 Tbsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

8 Tbsp unsalted butter, very cold, cut in cubes

1¼ cups buttermilk, cold

2 Tbsp butter, melted (for the tops)

Heat the oven to 450°F. A hot oven is what gives biscuits their fast, tall rise. Line a sheet pan.
Whisk the dry ingredients. Flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a wide bowl.
Cut in the cold butter. Work it in with your fingers or a pastry cutter until the biggest pieces are the size of peas. Stop there — those butter flecks become steam pockets and flake.
Add buttermilk all at once. Stir just until a shaggy dough forms. It should look rough, not smooth.
Fold, don't knead. Turn out, pat to a rectangle, fold in thirds like a letter, and pat down again. Repeat 3–4 times. Each fold builds a layer.
Cut straight down. Pat to 1 inch thick and cut with a floured cutter — press down, don't twist, or you'll seal the edges and stunt the rise.
Bake 14–16 minutes until deep golden. Brush with melted butter the moment they come out.

Steps — tap one to keep your place

1. Heat the oven to 450°F. A hot oven is what gives biscuits their fast, tall rise. Line a sheet pan.

2. Whisk the dry ingredients. Flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a wide bowl.

3. Cut in the cold butter. Work it in with your fingers or a pastry cutter until the biggest pieces are the size of peas. Stop there — those butter flecks become steam pockets and flake.

4. Add buttermilk all at once. Stir just until a shaggy dough forms. It should look rough, not smooth.

5. Fold, don't knead. Turn out, pat to a rectangle, fold in thirds like a letter, and pat down again. Repeat 3–4 times. Each fold builds a layer.

6. Cut straight down. Pat to 1 inch thick and cut with a floured cutter — press down, don't twist, or you'll seal the edges and stunt the rise.

7. Bake 14–16 minutes until deep golden. Brush with melted butter the moment they come out.

Low salt — salt at the end and taste as you go; broth, cheese, and canned goods already bring salt.