Blueberry Biscuits
Directions
- 1Sift 2 cups of self-rising flour, 2 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp salt and 1/3 cup of sugar.
- 2Grate 1/2 cup of frozen butter.
- 3Grease a cast iron skillet and add the grated butter to the dry ingredients.
- 4Make a well in the center and add the buttermilk a little at a time, until it turns into a dough ball.
- 5Flour your surface and gently pat the dough until it's about an inch thick.
- 6Cut the dough into 3 pieces and place a layer of blueberries on one piece.
- 7Smash the blueberries lightly with your hands, flip over the other layer and smash it down.
- 8Add more blueberries and flip over the top again, smash it down.
- 9Cut the dough twice and fold it three times (including the time you did it with the blueberries).
- 10Pat it out until it's one inch thick.
- 11Flour your biscuit cutter and cut the dough, but don't twist your cutter.
- 12Place into your pan, brush with buttermilk, and bake in a preheated 450°F oven for about 20 minutes or until the tops are brown.
- 13While the biscuits are cooking, make the glaze by whisking together 2 Tbsp butter, 2 1/2 Tbsp milk and 1/2 cup of brown sugar on low-medium heat until smooth.
- 14Pour the glaze over the hot biscuits.
Ingredients
- 2 C SR Flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 0.66 C sugar
- 0.5 C frozen grated butter
- 1 C as needed cold buttermilk
- 1 C blueberries
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 2.5 Tbsp milk
- 0.5 C brown sugar
Equipment
siftergratercast iron skilletwhiskpastry cutterpastry brush