Here’s a classic, no-fuss recipe for Southern Drop Buttermilk Biscuits—soft, fluffy inside with a golden, slightly crisp top 😋
🧈 Southern Drop Buttermilk Biscuits
🧾 Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp sugar (optional, for a hint of sweetness)
- ½ cup (115g) cold butter, cubed
- 1 cup cold buttermilk
👩🍳 Instructions
1. Preheat oven
- 220°C (425°F)
- Line a baking tray with parchment paper
2. Mix dry ingredients
- In a bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar
3. Cut in butter
- Add cold butter and mix with fingers or a pastry cutter
- Texture should look like coarse crumbs
4. Add buttermilk
- Pour in buttermilk and stir gently
- Dough will be sticky and soft (don’t overmix!)
5. Drop the biscuits
- Use a spoon or ice cream scoop to drop mounds onto the tray
6. Bake
- Bake for 12–15 minutes until golden brown
7. Finish
- Brush tops with melted butter for extra flavor 🧈
🔥 Tips for Perfect Biscuits
- Keep butter and buttermilk cold for fluffier biscuits
- Don’t overmix → keeps them light and tender
- For extra rise, place biscuits close together on the tray
😍 Serving Ideas
- With honey or jam 🍯
- Alongside fried chicken or gravy
- As a breakfast sandwich base
If you want, I can give you a 3-ingredient emergency version or a flaky layered (bakery-style) biscuit recipe 👍
