Basic Buttermilk Biscuits

By ezunich

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup butter or margarine, cut up
• 2 cups self-rising soft wheat flour
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• Butter or margarine, melted

Preparation

Step 1

Cut butter into flour with a pastry blender until crumbly; add buttermilk, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened.

Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface; knead 3 or 4 times. Pat or roll dough to 3/4-inch thickness; cut with a 2 1/2-inch round cutter, and place on a lightly greased baking sheet.

Bake at 425° for 12 to 14 minutes. Brush with butter.