This recipe makes a big pan of buttery, cat's head sized biscuits!
4 1/2 cups self-rising flour (I use White Lily)
1 1/2 sticks butter, cold
2 cups buttermilk, plus a bit more for tops
Preheat oven to 450F. Grease a 10" cast iron griddle with butter or shortening. Add flour to a large bowl and make a well in the center. Add butter, then using a knife or pastry cutter, cut butter into small pieces, about the size of peas. Occasionally toss the butter with flour to stop it from sticking to itself. Once butter is cut up, mix it thoroughly with the flour, then pour in buttermilk. Use a big fork to stir to bring the dough together. Pat the dough down to flatten it in the bowl, adding more flour if necessary, then fold the dough on itself in an envelope fold. Repeat the folding 3-4 times. Pat the dough so it is about an inch thick, then cut out biscuits with a large cutter (3" or a 15 oz can) and arrange on pan. Bring the dough together and refold to cut out additional biscuits. Brush buttermilk on the tops. Bake 20-24 minutes, rotating the pan if baking unevenly.
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I’m 69 yrs old and have been cooking since I was 8 yrs old. I like to remind folks to fold gently and only as much as is necessary before cutting out their biscuits. The dough must must must be soft or those biscuits will be heavy and dense, not fluffy and light! Happy baking folks!
Renee, I’m so glad to hear that!!!
Found this web page while scrolling through some recipes. I saw white Lily Flour being used in some recipes. I’m live in North Georgia and very southern. I lLOVE your recipes and want badly to get a square pound cake pan. I have a 9” round aluminum tube pan I’ve had for about thirty years. Can’t wait to get my hand on this pan. Maybe Santa will bring be one for Christmas. Thanks for making my night exciting and something to look forward to. This site has made a 74 year old woman happy
I’ve gotten lazy using those frozen biscuits from store but this is my inspiration and I will start making myself a little fresh mix and I will freeze my own thank you 💕
Thank U so much for sharing your recipe !! And the pans !!
I’m going to do some baking when I get mine!!
God Bless