Herb Buttermilk Biscuits Recipes

BUTTERMILK-HERB BISCUITS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. In medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, herbs, salt and baking soda. Cut in shortening, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until mixture looks like fine crumbs. Stir in buttermilk until dough leaves side of bowl (dough will be soft and sticky).
• On lightly floured surface, lightly knead dough 10 times. Roll or pat dough about 1 inch thick. Cut with floured 2-inch cutter. On ungreased cookie sheet, place biscuits about 1 inch apart. Brush with butter.
• Bake 14 to 16 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet. Serve warm.

JULIA CHILD'S HERB BISCUITS

Steps:

• Combine all dry ingredients in large bowl.
• Cut in the shortening.
• Add minced herbs.
• Stir in the eggs& buttermilk.
• Turn onto a floured surface& knead mixture briefly.
• Pat or roll out to 1/2" thickness& cut into rounds.
• Bake on an ungreased baking pan at 450 degrees for 10-15 minutes.

SAVORY BUTTERMILK BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees with racks set in the upper and lower thirds of the oven. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper; set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, and baking soda. Transfer half of the dry ingredients to the bowl of a food processor. Add butter and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs, with some larger pieces still remaining. Return this mixture back to the bowl with the rest of the dry ingredients. Add herbs, if using, and stir to combine.
• Make a well in the center and gradually add buttermilk, stirring with a fork or wooden spoon until large clumps form; do not allow a dough to form in the bowl. Turn mixture out onto a lightly floured work surface, and using lightly floured hands, knead two or three times just until a dough forms.
• Pat dough into an 8-by-8-inch square. Using a sharp knife, cut 2-inch square biscuits, or use a 2-inch round cutter, and transfer to prepared baking sheet, spacing 2 inches apart. Brush tops with buttermilk. Transfer to oven and bake until golden brown, about 12 minutes.

HERBED BUTTERMILK BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, combine the flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and pepper.
• Using a pastry cutter or your fingertips, work in the pieces of butter into the flour until; the dough is crumbly and resembles small peas.
• Add the herbs and the buttermilk (a bit at a time), stirring just to blend well.
• Place the dough on a lightly floured surface, and press into and circle about 1/2-inch thick, with your fingers.
• Cut biscuit shapes with a biscuit cutter or a floured glass, placing them on an ungreased baking sheet.
• Gently reshape the dough, and repeat until no more dough is left.
• Brush the tops of the biscuits with a small amount of melted butter and bake in a preheated oven for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown.
• Serve warm, with pats of butter or cheese spread, if desired.
• Note: Biscuits can be made in advance, and rewarmed easily; or left just a few minutes underbaked, frozen, then finished in the oven to thaw and cook nicely till done.

ONION AND HERB BUTTERMILK BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. Heat a small skillet coated with cooking spray over medium heat. Add onion; cook 6 minutes or until tender, stirring frequently. Spoon onion into a blender. Add buttermilk and process until smooth. Cool.
• Lightly spoon flours into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife. Combine flours and next 5 ingredients (flours through herbs) in a food processor with a metal blade; pulse until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Add onion mixture; stir just until moist.
• Turn dough out onto a heavily floured surface (dough will be sticky), and knead lightly 5 times with floured hands. Roll dough to a 1/2-inch thickness; cut into 10 biscuits with a 3-inch biscuit cutter.
• Place on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake at 425° for 12 minutes or until golden.