Lone Star Buttermilk Biscuits from The Wedding Dress Quilt

Enjoy a cherished recipe from The Wedding Dress Quilt and whip up these simple yet perfectly satisfying biscuits. Whether served alongside a hearty stew or enjoyed with a dollop of jam, they’re the ultimate cozy comfort food. With just a few basic ingredients and a little bit of care, you'll be savoring a warm, flaky bite before you can say, "Lone Star." Enjoy!

Lone Star Buttermilk Biscuits

Ingredients

● 2 cups (240g) all-purpose flour

● 2 teaspoons (10g) baking powder

● ¼ teaspoon (1.2g) baking soda

● 1 teaspoon (6g) salt

● 1 teaspoon (4g) granulated sugar

● ½ cup (115g) cold butter (you can freeze it for 20 minutes to get it really cold).

● ¾ cup (180g) chilled buttermilk (or combine ¾ cup (180g) milk and 2 teaspoons (10g) lemon juice or white vinegar—let it sit for 5 minutes before using).

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 425℉ (220℃).

2. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar.

3. Cube the cold butter and using a pastry cutter or two knives, cut the butter into the dry ingredients until the pieces of butter are pea-sized. Should look like coarse meal.

4. Stir in the chilled buttermilk, just until the dry ingredients are moistened. Be sure not to overmix the dough. Nothing ruins a biscuit more than overworking the dough.

5. You can choose to make drop biscuits by dropping large spoonfuls of dough onto a parchment lined cookie sheet. If you prefer to make perfectly round biscuits, lightly dust a surface with flour, drop the dough onto the flour, and knead very lightly 2–4 times (remember, don’t overwork the dough).

6. Roll the dough out to a ½” (1.27cm) thick rectangle. Using a biscuit cutter or a glass dipped in flour, cut out the biscuits. No need to twist the cutter, just push it straight down.

7. Place the biscuits on a greased or parchment-lined cookie sheet, and bake for 14–15 minutes.

Yields about one dozen biscuits.