Big Batch of Grandma's Biscuits with Molasses Butter
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 12 to 15 biscuits
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 13.5 servings
- Calories
- 262
- Total Fat
- 18
- Saturated Fat
- 11
- Carbohydrates
- 22
- Dietary Fiber
- 1
- Sugar
- 4
- Protein
- 3
- Cholesterol
- 46
- Sodium
- 159
- Total: 50 min
- Active: 35 min
Ingredients
Cooking spray
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter (1 stick cubed and chilled, 1/2 stick melted)
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 to 3 tablespoons molasses
Directions
- Make the biscuits: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour and the cubed butter. Using a pastry blender, cut the butter into the flour until it resembles a coarse meal. Stir in the baking powder, salt, sugar and baking soda. Form a well in the center of the flour mixture and pour in the buttermilk. Mix with a fork until all of the ingredients are incorporated and the dough begins to come together into a ball. (The dough will be slightly dry.)
- Dust a clean work surface with flour, coat your palms and rub some on a rolling pin. Turn out the dough onto the work surface. Knead the dough for 1 to 2 minutes, folding it over onto itself each time. Roll out the dough until about 1/2 inch thick. Dip a 3-inch biscuit cutter or the rim of a 3-inch-wide glass in flour and then cut out the biscuits. Reshape the leftover dough into a ball, roll it out again and cut out more biscuits. Repeat until the dough is gone.
- Place the biscuits on the baking sheet and bake until the tops are golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes. While the biscuits are still hot, brush with the melted butter.
- Make the molasses butter: Stir the butter and molasses together to combine. Serve the warm biscuits with the molasses butter.