Description
Delightful butter biscuits bring pure Southern comfort straight from grandma’s kitchen, promising golden-brown perfection with rich, flaky layers. Crumbly edges and warm memories melt together, inviting you to savor each buttery bite of homemade goodness.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 220 grams (7.76 ounces) flour 00
- 150 grams (5.29 ounces) butter
- 125 grams (4.41 ounces) powdered sugar
Binding and Texture Ingredients:
- 80 grams (2.82 ounces) potato starch
- 3 medium egg yolks
Flavoring Ingredients:
- 1 sachet vanillin
- Jam (of your choice)
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, thoroughly blend flour, potato starch, powdered sugar, and vanillin until uniformly combined.
- Introduce softened butter to the dry ingredients, kneading carefully until the mixture develops a crumbly, rich consistency.
- Gently fold egg yolks into the dough, continuing to mix until achieving a smooth, cohesive texture.
- Wrap the dough completely in plastic film and refrigerate for 120 minutes, allowing ingredients to meld and dough to stabilize.
- Remove chilled dough and roll out on a lightly dusted work surface to approximately 1/4 inch thickness.
- Utilize cookie cutters or hand-shaping techniques to create uniform biscuit forms, ensuring consistent size and appearance.
- Position oven rack in middle position and preheat to 160oC (320oF).
- Arrange shaped biscuits on a non-stick baking sheet, maintaining slight separation between each piece.
- Bake for 15-16 minutes, monitoring color transformation to a delicate golden hue.
- Transfer baked biscuits to a cooling rack, allowing them to reach room temperature.
- Once cooled, delicately spread preferred jam across the surface of each biscuit.
- Serve immediately or store in an airtight container to preserve freshness.
Notes
- Soften butter at room temperature for easier mixing and smoother dough consistency.
- Use potato starch for a delicate, melt-in-your-mouth texture that creates lighter, more tender biscuits.
- Chill dough thoroughly to prevent spreading during baking and help maintain intricate cookie shapes.
- Experiment with different jam fillings like raspberry, apricot, or homemade preserves for unique flavor variations.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 16 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 263
- Sugar: 11 g
- Sodium: 27 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 26 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg