My Favorite Biscuit Recipe
 
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Serves: 10-12
Ingredients
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour, (part white whole wheat also works well) A note on the flour. I use King Arthur Flour and because it has a higher protein content, it absorbs more liquid, causing it to need more milk. If you use another brand, I suggest lowering the measure of milk down to 1 cup.
  • 1 Tbsp baking powder
  • 1 Tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ¾ tsp cream of tartar, (or 2½ tsp vinegar)
  • ¾ cup unsalted butter
  • 1¼ cups milk
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 450°. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, and cream of tartar.
  2. Cut the butter into tablespoon size pats and add to the flour mixture. Using a pastry blender, cut in the butter until the mixture resembles course crumbs.
  3. Make a well in the mixture and add the cup of milk.
  4. Use a rubber scraper to slowly combine the milk and flour mixture. Stir until the mixture forms a somewhat slightly sticky dough.
  5. Prepare a work surface and lightly dust with flour. (I prefer to knead the dough on a floured cutting board for easier cleanup.)
  6. Knead 7-8 times, being careful not to overwork the dough. You are not making a yeast bread, so stick with the 7-8 turns of the dough. This will add just a small amount of extra flour and keep the mixture from being quite so sticky. The less you work it, the more tender and moist your biscuits will be!
  7. Flour your hands and pat the dough out into a circle that's about ¾" - 1" thick.
  8. Using a floured biscuit cutter, cut out biscuits and place on an ungreased baking sheet, 1-2 inches apart. My cutter was a 3" cutter and I was able to get 9 full-sized biscuits. I've used a 2½" cutter and gotten 15 out of one batch of dough.
  9. Place biscuits in 450° oven for 12-15 minutes. Because these were a little larger, they took 14 minutes to bake.
  10. Remove from the oven and serve warm. These biscuits are absolutely wonderful with a warm pat of butter and some homemade marmalade. I used my strawberry-lemon marmalade and it was delicious! Enjoy!
Recipe by My Adventures In The Country at https://www.myadventuresinthecountry.com/2012/03/06/my-favorite-biscuit-recipe/