Pool of Butter Biscuits

By ukiahgal67

Ingredients

• 1/2 stick butter
• 1 1/4 cup flour
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
• 2/3 cup buttermilk or regular milk

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

Slice up butter and place it on the bottom of an 8×8 inch dish.
When the oven reaches 450 degrees place dish of butter in oven to melt for one minute.

Meanwhile mix flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt, slowly pouring buttermilk mixture until just blended.
Remove melted butter from oven and spread biscuit dough over melted butter with floured fingers.
Using a dough cutter/scraper that had been dipped into the melted butter and then in flour, cut the biscuits into 9 even squares.
Bake for 10-12 minutes until golden.

Note:
Recipe can be doubled and baked in a 9×13 inch dish for 13-15 minutes.