Nothing says “love” quite like a hot, fresh biscuit to accompany a meal.  Top them with some butter and fresh jam or honey, and you have a real treat!  The inside of these biscuits are soft and fluffy and the outside has just a little bit of crispness.  Last night I made these to go with my red beans and rice.  The best thing about these biscuits is that you really don’t have to plan ahead – no waiting for butter to come to room temperature or waiting time for dough to rise.  Mix, kneed and go!

Buttermilk Biscuits

2 1/4 cup flour

1 1/2 teaspoons salt

4 teaspoons baking powder

2 teaspoons sugar

1 stick unsalted, chilled butter, cut into pieces

1 cup buttermilk

3 tablespoons vegetable oil

Preaheat oven to 375 degrees.  In a large bowl, mix together all dry ingredients.  Cut in butter until mixture looks like coarse bread crumbs with some small, pea-sized pieces.  Incorporate buttermilk until smooth.  Kneed on a lightly floured surface or with dough hook attachment on your stand mixer about 3-4 minutes.  Coat bottom of a 9×9 glass pan with the vegetable oil.  Roll dough into 1 1/2″ balls, flatten slightly, roll in oil once.  Bake approximately 30 minutes or until the tops are golden in color. Serve with butter, jam, honey or even gravy.

Eat well!

~Trish