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Butter Swim Biscuits

If there’s one thing I absolutely can’t resist, it’s the melt-in-your-mouth magic of Butter Swim Biscuits.
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Ingredients

  • A generous ½ cup of good ol’ unsalted butter because everything’s better with butter
  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour the backbone of our biscuits
  • 4 heaping teaspoons of baking powder
  • 4 teaspoons of white sugar just enough sweetness
  • A dash or about 1 teaspoon, of salt
  • 1 ¾ cups fresh buttermilk the secret to fluffy biscuits

Instructions

  • First things first, round up all your ingredients. It’s always smoother when you’re not searching high and low mid-process.
  • Fire up that oven to a blazing 450 degrees F (or 230 degrees C for our metric-loving friends).
  • Take your trusty 8-inch square baking dish, glass or ceramic works best. Pop the butter in and give it a good melt in the microwave. Start with a minute, then check and stir. If it needs a tad more melting, go in 20-second spurts until it’s all liquid gold.
  • Grab a bowl and sift in your flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt. Give it a good whisk – we want all those ingredients mingling.
  • Now for the magic – pour in that buttermilk and stir until you have a lovely, cohesive mix.
  • Gently pour your biscuit mixture over that melted butter in the dish. To get those perfect portions, use a bench scraper (or a trusty old knife) and mark out 9 squares.
  • Into the oven they go! Keep a keen eye on them, and in about 20 to 25 minutes, they should be turning a lovely golden brown on top.