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flaky southern style biscuits made with buttermilk
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Southern-Style Buttermilk Biscuits

Fluffy, buttery, and perfectly tender—these homemade buttermilk biscuits are easy to make and absolutely irresistible. Great for breakfast, dinner, or anytime in between!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Course: Side
Cuisine: American
Keyword: biscuits, buttermilk biscuits, southern style buttermilk biscuits
Servings: 15
Calories: 290kcal
Author: Rachael

Ingredients

  • 5 cups All-purpose flour (spooned & leveled)
  • 2 Tablespoons Baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon Baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons Kosher Salt
  • 1 cup Butter cold
  • 2 cups Cold buttermilk + 2 Tbs to brush on the top
  • 2 Tablespoons Honey

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 425°F (218°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment
  • In a large bowl or food processor, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until combined.
  • Cut in cold butter with a pastry cutter or pulse in the food processor until mixture resembles coarse crumbs with pea‑sized butter bits
  • Make a well, pour in 1 cup buttermilk and drizzle honey over the top. Fold together just until it starts to be cohesive—do not overmix. Dough should be shaggy.
  • Turn onto a floured surface. Flour has, and use hands to bring dough together gently, adding flour to handle stickiness.
  • Flatten to ¾″ thickness rectangle. Fold the sides in, until folded into thirds, rotate 90°, flatten again. Repeat 2 more times for flakiness. This creates layers, and will result in high rise flaky biscuits.
  • Press to ¾″ thickness. Cut with floured 2.5–3″ biscuit cutter, pressing straight down—no twisting. Twisting seals the edges, and stops the biscuits from rising properly.
  • Arrange biscuits on baking sheet so they are touching. Brush tops with remaining 2 Tbsp buttermilk.
  • Bake 18–20 minutes, until golden brown. Remove and enjoy!

Notes

To keep Butter cold, freeze or refrigerate cubed butter right before using. This makes for taller, flakier biscuits. 
Minimal handling makes more tender biscuits. Over mixing develops gluten—flatten & fold only.
Space matters. Biscuits baked touching one another rise taller.
Cut straight down. Twisting the cutter seals the edges and limits rise 

Nutrition

Calories: 290kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 516mg | Potassium: 255mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 431IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 116mg | Iron: 2mg