Since the Kidlet's baking spree doesn't show any sign of slowing down, I've been trying to make sure we have lots of ingredients on hand for it. Quite a few of the recipes from her book call for buttermilk, so I grabbed a carton of that during the last grocery run and we've been gradually working our way through it. Today's project was these buttermilk drop biscuits. Nice and easy to throw together and delicious and tender and buttery too! Not terribly healthy, but nice for a treat.

Buttermilk Drop Biscuits

Slightly adapted from the Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs by America's Test Kitchen

Ingredients

• 2 c. all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. sugar
• 1/2 tsp. coarse sea salt, ground
• 1/2 c. unsalted butter, melted
• 1 c. buttermilk

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 230°C (450°F) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, and salt.
3. Mix buttermilk and melted butter with a fork until some clumps start to form.
4. Pour buttermilk mixture into flour mixture and stir until just combined.
5. Grease a 1/4 c. measure and use it to scoop the soft dough onto the prepared baking sheet. You should get ~10 biscuits.
6. Bake at 230°C (450°F) for 12 minutes.