Easy Buttermilk Biscuits Recipe: Award-Winning & Flaky

Name: Easy Buttermilk Biscuits Recipe: Award-Winning & Flaky
Total time: 35 mins
Ingredients: 4 cups all-purpose flour; 4 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon cream of tartar; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 cup lard; 2 cups buttermilk

This award-winning buttermilk biscuit recipe was perfected by my grandmother on the Canadian prairies. Sadie's tip: Leave small chunks of lard when cutting it in. Enjoy these biscuits for breakfast, lunch, or dinner!

Total time35 mins
Prep time20 mins
Cook time15 mins
Yield1 1/2 dozen biscuits, 18

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Ingredients

4 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup lard
2 cups buttermilk

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C) for baking.
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt. Cut in the lard with a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Gently stir in the buttermilk. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead it briefly to form a soft, moist dough.
Roll the dough to a thickness of 1 inch. Use a cookie cutter or round glass to cut out the biscuits. Place the biscuits on an ungreased baking sheet.
Bake in the preheated oven until the tops are beautifully golden brown, approximately 12 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 216 kcal
Fat Content: 12 g
Fiber Content: 1 g
Sugar Content: 1 g
Sodium Content: 337 mg
Protein Content: 4 g
Cholesterol Content: 12 mg
Carbohydrate Content: 23 g
Saturated Fat Content: 5 g
Unsaturated Fat Content: 0 g