Best-Ever Buttermilk Biscuits

Ingredients

• 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 Tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 cup 1 stick cold butter, thinly sliced
• 1 cup cold buttermilk
• 1/4 cup butter (melted)

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

2. 2

   In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.

3. 3

   Add butter and cut in with a pastry blender until pea-size clumps form.

4. 4

   Create a well in the center. Pour buttermilk into the well. Mix gently with a fork until JUST combined.

5. 5

   Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and create a rectangle using your hands.

6. 6

   Fold the dough into thirds (like folding a letter). (Fold left side over center, then right side, so it's still in a rectangular shape.) Then roll back out to 1-inch thick. Repeat the folding and rolling process twice more, Rolling the dough out to ½" thick on the final time.

7. 7

   Cut out about 12 biscuits with a 2"-3" round cutter. Re-roll any scraps and cut again. Transfer biscuits to a baking sheet.

8. 8

   Bake for 17-20 minutes until cooked through and golden brown on top.

9. 9

   Melt butter and brush on top of warm biscuits.

10. 10

    Serve and enjoy!