Family Reserve Biscuits
From Biscuit Love
Ingredients
8″ skillet [amount in italics and brackets if for a 10″ skillet]
- Flour, Low-Protein, all purpose 2 Cups [2 1/2 Cups]
- Sugar, Granulated 3 Tablespoons [1/3 Cup]
- Baking Powder 2 Teaspoons [2 1/2 Teaspoons]
- Salt, Kosher 1 Teaspoon [1 1/2 Teaspoons]
- Butter, Very Cold 5 Tablespoons [6 Tablespoons]
- Buttermilk, Full-Fat 1 Cup [1 1/4 Cups]
- Heavy Cream 2/3 Cup [1 Cup]
For Shaping
- Flour, Low-Protein, all-purpose 1 1/2 Cups [2 Cups]
- Butter, Melted 4 Tablespooons (both skillet sizes)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees
- Butter the bottom and sides of a 10 inch cast iron skillet
- Mix together dry ingredients
- Grate the butter into the dry ingredients and cut into dry ingredients
- Pour buttermilk and cream into dry ingredients and stir until just combined. The dough should resemble
cottage cheese - Use 4-ounce scoop or spoon to place dollop of dough into a bowl with the
remaining flour - Sprinkle flour on top. Pick up dough ball and gently shake off excess flour
- Place into the skillet very close together
- Bake for 20 minutes until golden brown and set
- Pour butter over biscuits as soon as they are out of the oven
Notes:
If using self-rising flour, omit baking powder
