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Biscuits, Super-Flaky Buttermilk Biscuits With Honey Butter

Biscuits, Super-Flaky Buttermilk Biscuits With Honey Butter is a breads recipe made with Very Cold Unsalted Butter, Unsalted Butter, All Purpose Flour, Brand Plus, and Sugar. Serves 24. Add it to your meal plan and shop the whole list in one go.

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Ingredients

• 3 1/2 stick
• 1/2 stick
• 5 3/4 cup
• Brand Plus
• 1 1/2 cup
• 3 tbsp
• 1 1/2 tsp
• 2 tbsp
• 2 tsp
• 2 3/4 tsp
• 3/4 tsp
• 1/8 tsp
• 2 3/4 cup

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Shaken before using (21 oz.)

2. 2

   Flaky sea salt -- for garnish

3. 3

   Time: 1 hour

4. 4

   Cut 3 1/2 sticks (14 oz.) of the butter into 1/4" cubes and refrigerate (butter should be very cold).

5. 5

   Leave the remaining 1/2 stick butter (4 tablespoons) out to soften.

6. 6

   Meanwhile, preheat oven to 435F.

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   In a large bowl, whisk the 5 3/4 cups flour, the sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda.

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   Make a well in the flour mixture, then add the buttermilk and gently mix with your hands, scooping into the outer flour walls and pulling up through the buttermilk to incorporate it, until the flour is just barely hydrated and a very shaggy dough begins to form.

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   Generously dust a wide countertop with a 1/2 cup of flour.

10. 10

    Turn the dough out onto the countertop and press it into a 3/4" thick rectangle.

11. 11

    Dust the top of the rectangle with 1/4 cup of flour, then fold the dough onto itself into 3 sections, like a business letter.

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    Flatten the resulting narrow rectangle down and use a rolling pin to roll the dough back out into a 3/4" thick rectangle.

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    Sprinkle with 1/4 cup flour and fold again into thirds.

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    Repeat this process one more time, rolling the dough out a third time to a 3/4" thick rectangle.

15. 15

    Place the remaining 1/4 cup of flour in a small bowl.

16. 16

    Dip a 3" round or square biscuit cutter into the bowl with the flour, then press it into the dough to form a biscuit; remove without twisting the cutter.

17. 17

    Repeat, dipping the cutter into the flour between each cut.

18. 18

    Press the scraps together to form a 3/4" thick rectangle (only reuse scraps once).

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    Fold into thirds and roll back out to a 3/4" thick rectangle and cut more biscuits.

20. 20

    Discard the remaining scraps or save for topping cobblers or pot pie.

21. 21

    Place the biscuits on the prepared sheet pans, at least 2" apart.

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    For the best lift and flakiness, open the oven and quickly transfer the trays into it, without leaving the door open for longer than a few seconds.

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    Bake for 7 minutes, then rotate and bake until evenly light golden brown, another 7 to 9 minutes.

24. 24

    While the biscuits are baking, make the honey butter: In a small pot, cook the honey over medium-high heat until it bubbles furiously and just begins to caramelize at the edge, 6 to 8 minutes (watch closely as honey can burn quickly).

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    Remove the pan from the heat and immediately whisk in 1 stick of butter.

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    Set aside while the biscuits finish cooking.

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    Remove the biscuits from the oven and immediately brush with honey butter and sprinkle with flaky sea salt.

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    Non-Fat Milk; 4 Fat; 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.