Best 8 Karens Best Buttermilk Biscuit Recipes

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Searching for a delectable and foolproof recipe to craft the perfect "Karen's Best Buttermilk Biscuit"? Look no further! Embark on a culinary journey as we delve into the secrets behind this classic Southern delicacy. With a rich history steeped in tradition, these fluffy and golden biscuits have become a beloved breakfast staple, enjoyed by families and friends across the generations. Whether you're a seasoned baker or a novice in the kitchen, this comprehensive guide will equip you with the knowledge and techniques needed to create mouthwatering buttermilk biscuits that will tantalize your taste buds and leave you craving more. So, gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and prepare to embark on a delightful baking adventure as we unveil the secrets behind "Karen's Best Buttermilk Biscuit" recipe.

Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!

KAREN AVERITT'S BUTTERMILK BISCUITS



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This yummy buttermik biscuit recipe comes from Karen Averitt, Ted Turner's personal chef.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Breakfast & Brunch Recipes     Bread Recipes

Yield Makes 12

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled, and cut into small pieces
1 cup buttermilk

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until well combined. Using a pastry cutter, cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs with a few larger clumps remaining. Pour in the buttermilk; mix until well combined.
  • Turn dough out onto a lightly floured work surface. Pat dough into a round. Roll out dough to 1/2 inch thick. Using a 3-inch bison-shaped or a 2-inch round biscuit cutter, cut out biscuits. Transfer to a baking sheet and bake until lightly browned on top, 12 to 15 minutes. Serve. immediately.

BEST BUTTERMILK BISCUITS



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This recipe makes fluffy, light, and tasty biscuits.

Provided by Carol Reese Hardbarger

Categories     Bread     Quick Bread Recipes     Biscuits

Time 55m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 4

2 ¼ cups self-rising flour
¼ teaspoon baking soda
½ cup butter-flavored shortening (such as Crisco®)
1 cup buttermilk

Steps:

  • Preheat an oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
  • Sift flour and baking soda together in a large bowl; cut in shortening with a knife or pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Make a well in the center of the mixture and stir in buttermilk until a soft ball forms. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 2 to 3 minutes. Roll dough out to a 1/2-inch-thick rectangle.
  • Cut biscuits out with biscuit cutter and transfer to a baking sheet.
  • Bake in preheated oven until tops are light brown and sides begin to darken, about 10 minutes. Remove biscuits to cool completely on a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 170 calories, Carbohydrate 18.4 g, Cholesterol 0.8 mg, Fat 9.3 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 2.4 g, Sodium 345.3 mg, Sugar 1 g

BETTER BUTTERMILK BISCUITS



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Provided by Tyler Florence

Categories     side-dish

Yield 6 to 8 biscuits

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup vegetable shortening, chilled, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
3/4 cup buttermilk

Steps:

  • In a mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients together with a fork. Cut in the shortening using a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Make a well in the center and add buttermilk. Quickly fold dry ingredients into buttermilk with your hands until a sticky dough forms.
  • Turn dough out onto floured surface. Gently fold the dough over itself 3 or 4 times to create layers. Roll dough out to 3/4-inch thick. Cut with a 3-inch biscuit cutter. Transfer dough rounds to a sheet pan. Gather scraps and repeat. Make a dimple in the center to help the top rise evenly. Brush with butter. Bake for 15 minutes in a preheated 400 degree oven until golden brown.

THE BEST FLAKY BUTTERMILK BISCUITS



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We tried several versions of this recipe, including one with double the amount of baking powder. And while the biscuits turned out puffy and beautiful, they ultimately were too dry. So, we tweaked the baking powder amount along with the butter and buttermilk and arrived at these beauties -flaky, golden, tender and moist, just as biscuits should be.

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     side-dish

Time 35m

Yield 12 biscuits

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting (see Cook's Note)
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon fine salt
10 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
3/4 cup buttermilk, plus more for brushing

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar and salt in a medium bowl. Rub 2 tablespoons of the cold butter into the flour with your fingertips until completely absorbed. Work the remaining 8 tablespoons of cold butter into the flour with your fingertips until pea-size bits of butter remain. Use a rubber spatula to stir the buttermilk into the flour until the mixture comes together into a shaggy dough. (Don't overmix the dough.)
  • Lightly flour a cutting board or work surface, turn the dough out onto it and pat into a rectangle. Fold the dough in half and pat again into a 1/2-inch-thick rectangle. Then fold the dough in thirds, as if folding a letter, and pat to an even thickness. Cut out biscuits with a 2 1/2-inch round biscuit cutter and put on the prepared baking sheet. Press together the remaining scraps of dough. Pat out and fold the dough into thirds again and cut out more biscuits. Brush the biscuit tops with buttermilk.
  • Bake until the tops are lightly browned, about 15 minutes. Cool on the pan at least 5 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

KAREN'S BEST BUTTERMILK BISCUIT



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A moist tender bisciut inside, with a golden buttery crunch outside. After much searching for the holy grail of southern cooking, (a great buttermilk biscuit) I developed this recipe that I am very proud of. It is blending of the qualities I wanted in a bisuit. Cruchy, tender, buttermik tang, and hearty enough to stand up to breakfast gravy and moist enough to serve with chicken and dumplings. Enjoy!

Provided by red white kitchen

Categories     Breads

Time 39m

Yield 7 Biscuits, 7 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup cold butter
1/4 cup shortening
1 1/3 cups buttermilk
1/3 cup plain yogurt
1 egg
2 tablespoons melted butter

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 390 degrees.
  • In large bowl wisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
  • In medium bowl wisk buttermilk, yogurt and egg.
  • On a chilled cutting board, cut 1 stick of butter into 1/4 inch pieces using knife blade only to move pieces around while cutting.
  • Add to flour mixture, toss lightly with finger tips.
  • Add shortening to flour mixture, dropping a 1/2 teaspoon at a time.
  • Rub butter and shortening into flour mixture, using fingertips only-so heat from hands does not melt the butter. Mix until it resembles course crumbs.
  • Add buttermilk mixture to flour mixture. Stir just until evenly moistened.
  • Turn out on floured board. Sprinkle a little flour on top.
  • Fold dough in half- 5 times, shaping dough into a rectangle as you fold.
  • Pat out till 1 3/4 inches thick.
  • Cut 6 biscuits into 2 inch rounds.
  • Gather left over pieces of dough and shape into same size biscuit.
  • Place biscuits on large ungreased baking sheet. Space 2 inches apart.
  • Bake 17-18 minutes, brushing with melted butter the last 2 minutes.
  • Place baked biscuits under broiler 1 minute.
  • Serve warm.

CHEF JOHN'S BUTTERMILK BISCUITS



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This deceptively simple recipe can come out a million different ways with some very minor variations on the ingredients and amounts. This one's my favorite - flaky, but not dry; chewy, but not tough; crisp in just the right spots.

Provided by Chef John

Categories     Bread     Quick Bread Recipes     Biscuits

Time 35m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon baking soda
7 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled in freezer and cut into thin slices
¾ cup cold buttermilk
2 tablespoons buttermilk for brushing

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
  • Line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper.
  • Whisk flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda together in a large bowl.
  • Cut butter into flour mixture with a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs, about 5 minutes.
  • Make a well in the center of butter and flour mixture. Pour in 3/4 cup buttermilk; stir until just combined.
  • Turn dough onto a floured work surface, pat together into a rectangle.
  • Fold the rectangle in thirds. Turn dough a half turn, gather any crumbs, and flatten back into a rectangle. Repeat twice more, folding and pressing dough a total of three times.
  • Roll dough on a floured surface to about 1/2 inch thick.
  • Cut out 12 biscuits using a 2 1/2-inch round biscuit cutter.
  • Transfer biscuits to the prepared baking sheet. Press an indent into the top of each biscuit with your thumb.
  • Brush the tops of biscuits with 2 tablespoons buttermilk.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until browned, about 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 142.8 calories, Carbohydrate 17 g, Cholesterol 18.5 mg, Fat 7.1 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 2.8 g, SaturatedFat 4.4 g, Sodium 321.3 mg, Sugar 0.9 g

TEST KITCHEN'S FAVORITE BUTTERMILK BISCUITS



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No biscuit cutter or pastry blender necessary for this hassle-free recipe! Just clean hands and a few staple ingredients.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Breakfast & Brunch Recipes     Bread Recipes

Time 40m

Yield Makes 9 biscuits

Number Of Ingredients 8

3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon kosher salt
2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 stick plus 2 tablespoons cold, unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, plus more for serving
1 cup buttermilk, plus more for brushing
Jam, for serving

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 450 degrees. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda for 30 seconds. Toss butter into dry mixture to evenly coat, then press between your fingers to create flower-petal shapes and return to bowl.
  • Slowly drizzle buttermilk over flour-butter mixture (to evenly distribute) while stirring with a fork. Stop stirring when dough begins to form but mixture is still crumbly. Transfer to center of a parchment-lined baking sheet. Gather dough with your hands, pressing firmly to bind, and flatten it into a 6-by-10-inch rectangle. Lift parchment along a short end of dough and fold in half, forming a 6-by-5-inch rectangle. Turn dough 90 degrees; gently reflatten to 6 by 10 inches. Fold in half again and flatten slightly into a 6-inch square.
  • To keep things easy, form the dough on the same tray it's baked on. Cut it into thirds in both directions with a large, sharp knife, to form 9 biscuits. Brush tops with buttermilk. Bake until puffed, golden brown on top, and hollow-sounding when tapped on bottom, 16 to 18 minutes. Transfer to a kitchen towel-lined basket; cover to keep warm. Serve with butter and jam.

SADIE'S BUTTERMILK BISCUITS



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This country fair award-winning recipe was perfected by my grandmother on the northern Canadian prairies. Sadie's advice - leave little chunks of lard the size of peas when cutting the flour in. Can be served at breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

Provided by PTRICK

Categories     Bread     Quick Bread Recipes     Biscuits

Time 32m

Yield 18

Number Of Ingredients 7

4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup lard
2 cups buttermilk

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
  • Whisk together flour, salt, baking soda, cream of tartar, and baking powder. Cut lard into flour mixture using a pastry blender until crumbly; stir in buttermilk. Turn mixture onto a floured surface and knead just a few times to form a moist dough.
  • Roll dough out 1-inch thick; cut biscuits with a cookie cutter or round glass. Place biscuits on an ungreased baking sheet.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until tops are golden, about 12 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 215.7 calories, Carbohydrate 22.9 g, Cholesterol 11.9 mg, Fat 11.9 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 3.8 g, SaturatedFat 4.7 g, Sodium 336.7 mg, Sugar 1.4 g

Tips:

  • Use high-quality ingredients. Fresh buttermilk and unsalted butter are essential for the best flavor.
  • Make sure the butter is very cold. This will help create flaky layers in the biscuits.
  • Don't overwork the dough. Overworking will make the biscuits tough.
  • Roll out the dough to a thickness of about 1/2 inch. This will help ensure that the biscuits are cooked evenly.
  • Bake the biscuits in a hot oven. This will help create a crispy crust and a fluffy interior.
  • Serve the biscuits warm with your favorite toppings. Butter, honey, and jam are all classic choices.

Conclusion:

Karen's Best Buttermilk Biscuits are a delicious and easy-to-make breakfast or brunch treat. With just a few simple ingredients, you can create light, fluffy biscuits that are perfect for any occasion. Whether you serve them with butter and honey, or with your favorite gravy, these biscuits are sure to be a hit. So next time you're looking for a delicious and comforting breakfast or brunch recipe, give Karen's Best Buttermilk Biscuits a try. You won't be disappointed!

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