Row 34 Biscuit

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Serves: Makes 16 biscuits.

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What You'll Need

• 4½ cups all-purpose flour, plus more for your work surface

• 2 tbs kosher salt

• 3 tbs sugar

• ¼ cup baking powder

• 1 cup (2 sticks) cold unsalted butter

• 1¾ cups buttermilk, divided

How to Make

Preheat your oven to 400°F.

• First, make the dough.

  • In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, sugar, and baking powder. Using a box grater, grate the cold butter directly into the flour mixture. Gently toss to coat, then use your fingertips to work the butter into the flour until you have a shaggy mixture with visible butter pieces throughout. Pour in 1¾ cups of the buttermilk and gently fold everything together with a rubber spatula until a dough forms.

• Next, shape the biscuits.

  • Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead just until it comes together. Be careful not to overwork it. Pat the dough into an 8-inch square about 2 inches thick. Trim the edges and cut into sixteen squares.

• Finally, bake ‘em

  • Transfer the biscuits to a baking sheet. Brush the tops with the remaining buttermilk. Bake for 9 minutes, rotate the pan, then bake another 9 minutes until golden brown.

Serve warm with plenty of butter.