Buttermilk Biscuits With Honey Butter
Flaky, golden-brown buttermilk biscuits served with a sweet and salty honey butter spread. These tender, layered biscuits are made with simple ingredients and baked until perfectly golden, then topped with homemade honey butter and a sprinkle of sea salt.
Ingredients
- •1½ tablespoons sugar
- •4 teaspoons baking powder
- •1½ teaspoons kosher salt
- •½ teaspoon baking soda
- •3 cups all-purpose flour
- •⅞ cups chilled unsalted butter
- •1¼ cups buttermilk
- •½ cup unsalted butter
- •2 tablespoons honey
- •2 teaspoons flaky sea salt
- •1 piece round cutter
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Position rack in middle of oven and preheat to 425°F. Whisk sugar, baking powder, kosher salt, baking soda, and 3 cups flour in a large bowl. Cut in butter using a pastry cutter or 2 butter knives until pea-sized lumps form. Stir in buttermilk until a shaggy dough forms.
10 min
- 2.
Gather dough into a ball. On a lightly floured surface, press into an 8" square. Fold sides over like a letter. Turn 90º and fold sides again, forming a small square. Press or roll to an 8" square and repeat once, adding flour as needed to prevent sticking.
10 min
- 3.
Pat dough into a scant 3/4" round. Cut out rounds with 2 1/2" cutter; transfer to a parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet. Gather scraps and repeat patting and cutting (you should have 14). Freeze until chilled, about 15 minutes.
20 min
- 4.
Bake biscuits, rotating sheet halfway through, until golden brown, 22-24 minutes.
23 min
- 5.
Stir butter, honey, and 2 tsp. sea salt in a medium bowl until well combined.
5 min
- 6.
Top biscuits with Honey Butter and sprinkle with sea salt; serve warm or at room temperature.
5 min
