Easy Homemade Buttermilk Biscuits Recipe

2.75 from 4 ratings

Quick and easy buttermilk biscuits recipe made from scratch and ready in 30 minutes. These homemade biscuits are light and fluffy and soft and flaky.

Prep Time15

Cook Time15

Total Time30

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Servings: Biscuits

Calories: 334kcal

In a mixing bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, sugar and salt.
Add this sifted mixture into a food processor.
Add butter and pulse until the mixture becomes crumbly.
In a large mixing bowl, add this crumbly flour mixture and buttermilk.
Mix with a woooden spoon until you have a sticky ball.
Sprinkle flour on your counter and turn the dough onto this floured surface.
Roll it out into a rough rectangle shape , about 1 inch thick.
Fold it over and roll it again. Repeat this 5 times.
Finally, roll it out into a rough rectangle shape again and use a circle cookie cutter to cut out round biscuits. Combine the leftover scraps together and roll them out to make more biscuits.
Place them on a cookie tray and bake at 425 degrees for about 15 minutes or until the biscuits are golden brown. Enjoy!

Read all my tips above.
If you don't have a food processor, you can mix the butter and sifted flour mixture together with a fork or pastry cutter.
Tastes best when served fresh but leftovers can be stored in a sealed container at room temperature or the fridge for up to 2 days.