Simple Buttermilk Biscuits (with Crisco)

These flaky soft buttermilk biscuits are simple and quick to wipe up any day. Made with Crisco or lard they are perfect to pair with butter and a hot cup of tea. This is a classic biscuit recipe.
What you will need:
- Large Bowl
- Pastry Cutter or Fork
- Silcone Spatula
- Flour
- Crisco (or Lard)
- Baking powder
- Baking Soda
- Salt
- Cream of Tartar
- Buttermilk
- Baking Tray
- Dough or Biscuit Cutter
How to Make Buttermilk Biscuits with Crisco
Preheat you oven to 450 degrees.
Add all your dry ingredients into a large mixing bowl. Whisk them together until fully combined. Using a pastry cutter, cut in the cold Crisco or lard until dime-size chunks throughout your flour mixture. Add in your buttermilk last and fold together the dough. Be careful to not over-mix your dough. It’s okay to have little bits and chunks of Crisco or lard throughout. This will help make your biscuits flakey!
If the dough is too thick to stir you can just knead by hand. It gets pretty messy but you do not want to risk over-mixing it with a stand or hand mixer.

How to make Buttermilk Biscuits with Crisco
Dust your work surface with extra flour and roll out the dough to about 3/4″-1″ thick. Using a round cookie or biscuit cutter, punch out your biscuits and place on a baking sheet.
Bake at 450 degrees for 12 mins.

This recipe is one of my families favourites. I think there is nothing more hygge and cozy than a hot biscuit with butter and jam paired with a hot cup of tea. I love making these on a rainy day with my children. We cuddle up with a good book and enjoy. I really hope you love this recipe as much as we do!
Can I add sourdough discard?
Yes you can! you can add 1/2 of sourdough discard to this recipe just subtract 1/4 of buttermilk and 1/4 of flour. Adding in sourdough discard can give these simple buttermilk biscuits a boost in flavor and some of the benefits of fermentation.
Can I add Freshly Milled Flour?
Yes! this recipe I love swapping half of my flour with a freshly milled grain. I have used both spelt and kamut in this recipe and the flavour was absoutley incridble. Please know when using freshly milled flour that flavour and texture will be different than using all purpose flour.
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Simple Buttermilk Biscuits with Crisco
Equipment
- 1 Large bowl
- 1 Pastry cutter or fork
- 1 Cookie or Biscuit Cutter
- 1 Baking sheet
Ingredients
- 4 Cups Unbleached All Purpose Flour
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Baking soda
- 1 tsp Cream of Tartar
- 1 Cup Crisco or Lard Cold
- 2 Cups Buttermilk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Add all dry ingreidents to bowl and whisk together.
- Cut cold Crisco or Lard into flour mixture using a pastry cutter or fork.
- Fold in buttermilk until dough comes together and combined.
- Roll out dough on a floured surface 3/4"-1" thickness. Cut out biscuit shapes with biscuit or cookie cutters.
- Place on baking sheet. Bake at 450 degrees for 12 minutes.
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