Some things are just hard to give up. But with Blue-Star Biscuits, you won’t have to give up a thing! Light and fluffy and Southern-to-the-very-tip, these biscuits will become your new, low(er)-calorie indulgence. Grandma will be so proud of you for many things, but especially for when you grab a hold of her Blue-Star Biscuits. They’re so tasty that you won’t miss a thing!
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more, to taste, for dusting a work surface
- 4 tablespoons butter, cold, plus more, to taste, softened, for serving
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup low-fat buttermilk
- jelly, flavor of choice, to taste, for serving
Directions
Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
Step 2 -Coat a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
Step 3 -In a large bowl, add 2 cups of the flour, 4 tablespoons of the cold butter, the baking powder, the baking soda, and the salt and combine.
Step 4 -Use your hands to break up the butter in the flour mixture until little pebbles form.
Step 5 -Make a well in the center of the dough and pour the buttermilk into it.
Step 6 -Use a fork to gently bring the dough together.
Step 7 -Use the extra flour to dust a work surface.
Step 8 -Place the dough on the prepared work surface and pat it out into a square.
Step 9 -Gently fold the dough onto itself 4-5 times, then roll it out to form a 1-inch-thick circle.
Step 10 -Use a round cookie cutter to cut the dough into biscuits rounds.
Step 11 -Reform the dough into another circle and repeat until all of it has been cut.
Step 12 -Arrange the biscuits on the prepared baking sheet and bake on the middle rack until they are golden-brown, about 10-12 minutes.
Step 13 -Serve the biscuits topped with the extra butter and the jelly.
