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Buttermilk Biscuits

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose or cake flour, plus more for shaping the biscuits
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 5 tablespoons cold butter, cut into 1/2-inch slices
• 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons buttermilk or yogurt

Directions

1. Heat the oven to 450 F.
2. Mix together the flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda in a bowl.
3. Add the butter and press it into the flour mixture, breaking it into tiny pieces until the mixture looks like coarse meal.
4. Add the buttermilk and stir until the mixture comes together and forms a ball.
5. Spread some flour (1/4 cup) on a clean work surface and turn the dough out onto the flour.
6. Knead the dough a few times, adding more flour to your hands only if the dough is very sticky.
7. Press the dough out 3/4 inch thick and cut out 1 1/2- to 2 1/2-inch rounds.
8. Put the rounds on an ungreased baking sheet.
9. Press together the scraps, pat them out 3/4 inch thick, and cut out more biscuits.
10. Repeat once more if possible.
11. Bake for 5 to 10 minutes, depending on size, until the biscuits are golden brown.
12. Transfer the biscuits to a rack and serve within 15 minutes or wrap in foil and keep in a 200 F oven for up to an hour.

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