Ultimate Flaky Buttermilk Biscuits

Name: Ultimate Flaky Buttermilk Biscuits
Yield: Makes 9 biscuits
Ingredients: 3 cups (15 ounces/425 grams) King Arthur, all-purpose flour; 2 tablespoons, sugar; 4 teaspoons, baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon, baking soda; 1 1/2 teaspoons, salt; 16 tablespoons (2 sticks), unsalted butter, frozen for 30 minutes; 1 1/4 cups, buttermilk, chilled

Desserts or Baked Goods
Quick Breads
Easter

By Andrew Janjigian ･ Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 2015, America's Test Kitchen TV

For layered, ultraflaky biscuits, you’ve got to know when to fold them and when to hold them.

SERVES Makes 9 biscuits

TIME 1¾ hours, plus 30 minutes resting

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