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Fluffy homemade scones drizzled with honey on a white plate for breakfast or tea.

Easy Buttermilk Biscuits

Bree Hester
3.75 from 4 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Appetizers & Snacks
Cuisine baking
Servings 6 biscuits
Calories 333 kcal

Ingredients
  

The Biscuits:

  • 2 cups self-rising flour
  • 1/4 cup cold butter cut into cubes
  • 2/3 - 3/4 cup buttermilk
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

The Honey Cayenne Butter (Optional):

  • 1/2 cup butter room temperature
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 - 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 425°F. Add the self-rising flour and butter to a bowl.
    Flour and butter in a glass mixing bowl for baking preparation.
  • Use a pastry cutter to cut the butter into flour and work until the butter resembles small peas.
    Flour being whisked in a glass bowl for baking recipes.
  • Pour 2/3 cup of buttermilk into the flour mixture. Stir until the dough starts to pull from the sides. If the dough is dry, add more buttermilk as needed.
    Cream is being poured into a mixing bowl with flour for baking.
  • Turn the dough out onto a board dusted with all-purpose flour. Pat out into a rectangle, about 1/2-1/4 inch thick.
    Dough ball on floured surface for baking or pastry making.
  • Use a round cutter or cut with a sharp knife into a circle.
    Soft, uncooked biscuit dough resting on baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake in the oven for 10 to 14 minutes.
    Creamy dough balls for baking cookies on parchment paper, ready for oven baking.
  • To make the honey cayenne butter, add the butter, honey, salt, and cayenne to a bowl.
    Cream cheese with cinnamon in a glass measuring cup for baking recipes, close-up.
  • Mix until combined. Taste and check for seasoning. Add to a ramekin or wrap in plastic wrap and keep in the fridge until ready to use.
    Creamy vanilla pudding mixture stirred in a glass mixing bowl with a silicone spatula.
  • Serve the biscuits warm with honey cayenne butter. Drizzle more honey over if desired.
    Fluffy homemade scones with creamy honey butter on a white plate.

Nutrition

Calories: 333kcalCarbohydrates: 39gProtein: 6gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 10gSodium: 345mgFiber: 1g
Keyword buttermilk biscuits, easy buttermilk biscuits
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