Buttermilk Biscuits

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1.5 tablespoons baking powder
• 1 stick salted butter (frozen)
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cups buttermilk

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 425F.
• Combine flour, baking powder, sugar and salt in large bowl.
• Take frozen butter and grate on a box cutter.
• Cut butter into flour mixture and combine with your hands until butter pieces resemble the size of a pea.
• Slowly start to incorporate buttermilk into mixture and combine ingredients in a large bowl, just until everything comes together.
• Place dough on heavily floured surface and knead 4 times.
• Once dough is 1 inch thick, use a 2.5 inch biscuit cutter and cut 6 biscuits.
• Spray cast iron skillet with cooking spray and arrange biscuits.
• Bake biscuits for 15 minutes.
• Pull biscuits out of oven, brush with melted butter and sprinkle with salt (optional).
• Place biscuits back into oven and adjust setting to broil.
• Continuously rotate biscuits for 3-4 minutes until golden brown.