Here’s a simple, fluffy, Southern-style buttermilk biscuit recipe—soft inside, slightly crisp outside, and perfect with butter, jam, or gravy.
🥐 Easy Fluffy Homemade Buttermilk Biscuits
Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons cold butter (cubed)
- ¾ cup cold buttermilk (or ¾ cup milk + 1 tbsp lemon juice/vinegar)
🥣 Instructions:
1. Preheat oven
- Set to 220°C (425°F)
- Line a baking tray with parchment paper
2. Mix dry ingredients
- Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt
3. Cut in butter
- Add cold butter cubes
- Rub in with fingers or pastry cutter until mixture looks like coarse crumbs
(cold butter = flaky layers)
4. Add buttermilk
- Pour in cold buttermilk
- Mix gently until dough just comes together
(don’t overmix or biscuits get tough)
5. Shape dough
- Turn onto floured surface
- Pat gently (don’t roll too much) to about 1-inch thickness
- Fold dough over itself 2–3 times for extra layers
6. Cut biscuits
- Use a round cutter or glass
- Press straight down (don’t twist)
- Place on baking tray close together for soft sides
7. Bake
- Bake for 12–15 minutes until golden on top
8. Finish
- Brush with melted butter right after baking (optional but amazing)
💡 Tips for fluffy biscuits:
- Keep butter and buttermilk cold
- Don’t overwork the dough
- Folding creates layers = fluffiness
- Placing biscuits close together makes them rise higher
🍯 Serve with:
- Honey or jam
- Sausage gravy
- Butter + sugar for sweet version
- Fried chicken for classic comfort meal
🔄 Variations:
- Add cheese + garlic for savory biscuits
- Add cinnamon + sugar for sweet biscuits
- Make drop biscuits (no cutting, just spoon onto tray)