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Biscuits are a quintessential southern staple.\u00a0 They are warm, comforting, and practically ubiquitous with meals spanning breakfast through dinner.\u00a0 I did not grow up with southern biscuits.\u00a0 I grew up with quick, drop biscuits, which are a delight in themselves, but southern biscuits are a special kind of tender, flaky, melt in your mouth comfort.\u00a0 My hubby lived in the south for a number of years, so when he gave a hum and a “really good…” to this batch of biscuits, a reward for mowing the lawn, I was quite pleased!\u00a0 We love these biscuits with honey or jam, and always served warm and fresh.<\/div>\n
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Cast Iron Buttermilk Biscuits<\/span><\/i>
Recipe from Field Skillet
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2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
1 tbsp baking powder
\u00bd tsp baking soda
\u00bd tsp sea salt (or 1 tsp kosher salt)
4 tbsp (\u00bd stick) very cold butter, cut into \u00bd-inch pieces
4 tbsp very cold vegetable shortening, cut into \u00bd-inch pieces (I used leaf lard)<\/i>
1 cup cold buttermilk\u00a0
3 tablespoons melted butter, for brushing the tops (I used cream)<\/i><\/p>\n

Preheat the oven to 400\u00b0F.\u00a0 (My oven runs fairly slow even at confirmed temp and I think 450\u00baF would have worked better for me since the biscuits spread a little instead of rising quickly, which is the reason for wanting a higher bake temp.)<\/p>\n

In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.\u00a0 Toss the cold butter and shortening pieces in the dry ingredients.\u00a0 \u00a0With cold hands, two forks or a pastry blender, rub or cut the butter and shortening into the flour until the mixture resembles a coarse meal.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Add buttermilk and stir gently with a large spoon until mixture just comes together.\u00a0 The dough will be sticky and a little shaggy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Scrape the dough onto a floured work surface and pat into a rectangle. Cut the dough into four equal pieces and stack the pieces on top of each other. Gently press down on the stacked pieces of dough, then roll into a rectangle that’s about 1-inch thick.\u00a0 Sprinkle just a little flour on top if needed to prevent sticking.<\/p>\n

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Using a sharp knife, cut the dough into 8 equally sized squares. (Trimming the sides is optional.)\u00a0 Clean the knife between cuts if necessary.<\/p>\n

Arrange the biscuits in a lightly greased No. 8 cast iron skillet (10-10\u00bd inches), so that they are just touching each other.\u00a0 Brush with butter and bake for about 15 minutes or until lightly browned.\u00a0 (Mine took 25 minutes at that temp in my oven.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Remove the biscuits immediately after baking, and place on a clean kitchen\/tea towel to prevent the bottoms from over browning.\u00a0 Transfer the cloth and biscuits back to the skillet to keep warm until ready to serve.<\/p>\n

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Melt in your mouth crumb.\u00a0 So good.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Serve warm with jam or honey and butter if desired.<\/p>\n

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These are super tender and best fresh from the oven.\u00a0 However, they can be reheated in a 300\u00baF oven, wrapped in foil, for 10-15 minutes, or in an air fryer at 275\u00baF for 6-8 minutes.\u00a0 Mine stayed wonderfully soft and tender with a short reheat in the air fryer.<\/p>\n

Be sure to check out more biscuits from our bakers:<\/p>\n

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