Here is a classic, fluffy Buttermilk Biscuits recipe plus a quick guide to making delicious homemade jelly (or choosing the best store-bought pairings). Perfect for breakfast or any Southern-style meal.
🧈 Old-Fashioned Buttermilk Biscuits
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cubed
- 3/4 cup cold buttermilk (plus a little for brushing)
Instructions
1. Preheat & prep
- Preheat oven to 450°F (232°C).
- Line a baking sheet with parchment.
2. Mix dry ingredients
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
3. Cut in the butter
- Add cold butter cubes.
- Use a pastry cutter or your fingers to work butter into the flour until pea-sized crumbs form.
(Cold butter = flaky layers!)
4. Add buttermilk
- Pour in the buttermilk and stir until dough just comes together — don’t overmix.
5. Fold for layers
- Turn dough onto a floured surface.
- Gently pat into a rectangle, fold in half, rotate, and repeat 3–4 times.
(This makes flaky layers!)
6. Cut biscuits
- Pat dough to about 1-inch thickness.
- Cut with a round biscuit cutter or the rim of a floured glass.
7. Bake
- Place biscuits on the tray, touching slightly for soft sides or spaced apart for crisp sides.
- Brush tops with buttermilk.
- Bake 12–15 minutes until golden.
🍇 Jelly Pairings (Best with Buttermilk Biscuits)
Store-Bought Favorites
- Grape jelly (classic Southern combo)
- Strawberry jelly
- Blackberry jam or seedless preserves
- Peach preserves
- Apple butter (not jelly, but amazing!)
Homemade 3-Ingredient Quick Jelly
(No canning needed if eaten within a week)
Ingredients
- 2 cups fruit juice (grape, apple, berry, etc.)
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tbsp powdered pectin
Instructions
- Bring juice and pectin to a boil.
- Add sugar and boil 1 more minute.
- Pour into a jar and refrigerate.
It will thicken as it cools.
⭐ Tips
- Freeze butter before grating it into the flour for ultra-flaky biscuits.
- Warm jelly and brush on freshly baked biscuits for a glossy finish.
- For savory biscuits, add cheddar or herbs.
If you want, I can give you:
🍓 A homemade strawberry jam recipe
🍯 Honey butter to serve with biscuits
🥞 Buttermilk biscuit cinnamon roll variation
Just let me know!
