Light & Flaky Buttermilk Biscuits

Serves	10 x Biscuits
Prep time	10 minutes
Cook time	10 minutes
Total time	20 minutes
Allergy	Milk, Wheat
Dietary	Vegetarian
Meal type	Bread, Breakfast, Lunch, Main Dish, Side Dish, Snack, Soup
Misc	Child Friendly, Freezable, Pre-preparable, Serve Cold, Serve Hot
Occasion	Barbecue, Casual Party, Christmas, Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving
Region	American
By author	Karen Burns-Booth

Light & Flaky Buttermilk Biscuits - Fabulous Southern Style Biscuits that are perfect with sausage gravy for breakfast and brunch or Cast Iron Casseroles!

Ingredients

375g SR Flour
1 teaspoon salt
125g Trax white vegetable fat (or butter)
240ml buttermilk (or skimmed milk with the juice of a lemon added)
2 tablespoons melted butter

Optional

1 tablespoon caster sugar

Note

Light & Flaky Buttermilk Biscuits - Fabulous Southern Style Biscuits that are perfect with sausage gravy for breakfast and brunch or Cast Iron Casseroles!

Directions

Step 1	Pre-heat the oven to 220C/425F/Gas mark 7 and line a large baking sheet with baking paper/grease-proof paper.
Step 2	Mix the flour and salt together (and sugar if using) and rub the fat into the flour until it resembles fine breadcrumbs.
Step 3	Make a well in the middle of the mixture and add the buttermilk; stir the mixture until it just comes together, do not over mix.
Step 4	Turn the dough out onto a large floured board and roll it out to a 20cm/10" x 18cm/9" rectangle; then fold the top and bottom ends into the middle of the dough, turn it around and repeat this process 3 or 4 times - this will create the "flakes" in the biscuits. (The thickness of the dough should be about 1.5cm/3/4" in thickness)
Step 5	Stamp out the biscuits using a 7.5cm/3" scone/biscuit cutter, DO NOT TWIST as you stamp the biscuits. Place the biscuits on the prepared tray and brush them with the melted butter.
Step 6	Bake the biscuits in the pre-heated oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until they are well risen and golden brown. Remove them and allow them to cool slightly before serving them.