Reddit biscuits

Unbalanced

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Heat oven to 450F and grease a large cast iron pan.

Step 2

Fully grate the stick of butter onto a plate or bowl and place into the freezer for later. Buttermilk and butter should both be kept as cold as possible until needed.

Step 3

Mix dry ingredients together in a large bowl.

Step 4

Once the pan is ready and the oven is up to temp, remove butter from the freezer and mix into the dry ingredients.

Step 5

Working quickly, add the buttermilk and mix the dough just enough to be roughly incorporated but still consisting of coarse clumps.

Step 6

Flour a work surface and dump the course mixture onto the counter. Working quickly, use your hands to meld and flatten the mixture into a rectangle that’s ~1 inch thick. Then fold the rectangle over itself like closing a book. It’s normal for the mixture to be loose and difficult to fold at first, fold anyway.

Step 7

Repeat this step, folding from a different side each time, until you’ve achieved 8 total folds. By this point the dough should be fairly homogenous and slightly sticky.

Step 8

Use a large ring cutter to cut circular biscuits and place, tightly fitting, into the cast iron pan. As needed, reform and refold the dough to make cutting additional biscuits possible.

Step 9

Bake for 13-15 min, until golden brown on the tops.

Step 10

Slather the tops with melted butter.