Biscuits

Ingredients

  • 1.5 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 3/8 cup (3/4 of a stick) of very cold butter
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup whole milk

Tools

  • One large bowl
  • One large cutting board
  • One baking sheet
  • Pastry knife

Method

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F
  • Chop the butter into 1/2″ or smaller cubes, place in small bowl and put back in fridge or freezer
  • Mix all the dry ingredients into a large bowl
  • Once the butter has been in the fridge or freezer for 5 minutes, put into dry ingredient bowl and use pastry cutter. You don’t need much smaller chunks than 1/4″ pieces, you still want to see the butter in the mixture
  • Add milk and egg, mix until sticky with fork or whisk
  • Mix with hands until combined
  • Move onto floured cutting board or surface, shape to roughly rectangular shape 1″ thick
  • Cut into six equal pieces
  • If you have time, put these pieces on the cutting board and back into the fridge for 5 minutes
  • Bake at 400 for 12-16 minutes, until starting to turn golden brown

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