Buttermilk Biscuits

Buttermilk Biscuits

Ingredients:
Two cups of flour
1 tablespoon of baking powder
1 teaspoon of sugar
1/2 teaspoon of salt
8 tablespoons, cold (1 stick)
3/4 cup of buttermilk (if you don't have buttermilk, you can take just under 1 cup of milk and add 1 tablespoon of white vinegar, mix and let sit for about 15 minutes)

Method:
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Mix all the dry ingredients together. Cut the stick of butter into pieces, and work into the flour mixture with your hands or a pastry blender until it resembles pea-sized crumbs. Add the liquid, mixing until a bit loose and sticky.
Pour dough out on a floured surface, and knead for a minute. Dough should be smooth and no longer wet. You can sprinkle more flour on the surface if you find it’s sticking.
Take dough into a ball, knead it for a few more minutes. Roll out dough until it’s 1/4 of an inch thick, and then fold it in half. Using a round cutter cut out your biscuits from folded dough.
Place on a greased baking sheet close together (so they rise up not out), and bake for 15 minutes or until the tops are golden brown.
Makes 10-12 biscuits.