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Buttermilk Biscuit Dough (Only 3-Ingredients)

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Buttermilk Biscuit Dough made with three ingredients is quick and easy. Simply combine self-rising flour, cold cubed butter, and buttermilk. That's it! (well, almost it)
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 13 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 ½ cups self-rising flour
  • ½ cup cold butter (cut into cubes)
  • 1 cup buttermilk (cold)
Egg Wash
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp. water

Equipment

  • Rolling Pin
  • measuring cups/spoons
  • pastry cutter (forks and hands work too)
  • large mixing bowl
  • cup or mason jar lid ring (something to cut circles out of the dough)

Method
 

  1. Preheat your oven to 425°.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, cut 1/2 cup cold butter (cubed) into 2 ½ cups self-rising flour.
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  3. Add in buttermilk and stir until just combined.
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  4. Flour a surface and knead dough until it isn't shaggy or sticky.
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  5. Roll out the dough with a rolling pin and use a round object to cut circle biscuits out of the dough.
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  6. Brush 1 lightly beaten egg combined with 1 teaspoon of water over the top of the biscuits.
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  7. Bake at 425° for 15 ish minutes. They need to be golden brown.
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  8. Cover them with melted butter and serve! Enjoy!
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Notes

If you don't have self-rising flour or buttermilk, you can make your own. 
Make your own self-rising flour: Mix together: 2 & almost 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour, 3 & 3/4 tsp. baking powder, and 1 tsp. salt.
Make your own buttermilk: 1 cup milk + 1 tsp. vinegar and let it sit for 5 minutes.