Sourdough Biscuits - Bakers Table (2024)

The classic breakfast bread that we all know (and love!) with a fun new twist! These Sourdough biscuits are as delicious as they are easy to make. Buttery, tender, flaky, and only six pantry staple ingredients that also lets you use up some of your sourdough discard. Perfect when served with a small pat of butter, made into a breakfast sandwich, or even just served along side your favorite breakfast foods. There is really no wrong way to enjoy these delicious bites!

About The Recipe

My entire life, we have always made Southern Buttermilk Biscuits, but in our efforts to figure out the best ways to use up the pour-off from our starters (yes, plural. We have TWO), we decided to give this a try. Savory, buttery, flaky, delish – this is seriously the best combination of two best breads to ever exist!

Trust me, I should know. We are serious bread connoisseurs in this house. Plus, I think at this point, we have every kind of bread known to man in our freezer.

These biscuits probably won’t be joining all of our other loaves of varying breads… We have been munching on these all day. They make for a perfect breakfast, a quick snack, and a delicious compliment to dinner!

Seriously, breakfast for dinner is something that everyone needs to have at least once a week. It’s one of my absolute favorite things! These biscuits are even more incredible when served with our Homemade Strawberry Jam or our Homemade Raspberry Jam. And if you’re just really in the mood for sourdough breakfast treats, add in our Fluffy Sourdough Pancakes or our Sourdough Waffles and you’ll have an amazing spread of allllll things sourdough.

Equipment Needed

• Biscuit Cutters
• Mixing Bowls
• Sheet Pan
• Sieve

Ingredients

• All Purpose Flour – has just the right amount of protein to strengthen the dough and give it the perfect structure.
• Baking Powder – is a leavening agent that helps give these biscuits a light, airy texture.
• Baking Soda – is also a leavening agent, but is used here to neutralize the acidity in the sourdough starter and the buttermilk.
• Salt – enhances the flavor.
• Unsalted Butter – adds fat, flavor, and moisture to help create a light, airy texture.
• Sourdough Starter – is used to flavor the biscuits. It also helps with texture.
• Buttermilk – lends tenderness and flavor.

Instructions

Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.

Grate the frozen butter into the flour mixture. Gently toss together until the butter is spread throughout the flour and coated entirely.

Add the sourdough starter and the buttermilk. Gently mix together.

Turn the dough out onto a floured surface, sprinkle the top with flour, and roll out to about 1/2 inch thick. Cut into rounds. Make sure you try and get as many biscuits from this first roll out as you can!

Take the excess dough and pile it back together. Gently press it down to about 1/2 inch thick. Cut out more biscuits. If there is any excess dough left over, you can freeform it into a smaller biscuit.

Place the biscuits on a greased baking sheet and bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes, or until they’re golden brown.

And that’s it! Serve immediately.

Storing/Reheating

Once these sourdough biscuits have cooled, you can actually freeze them! Simply place them in a freezer safe bag and set in the freezer. They are also super easy to reheat! Just pop them into the microwave for a few seconds and enjoy for months on end! You could also reheat them in the oven to give them a little crunch.

Expert Tips

• Make sure the butter is frozen so it’s easy to grate!
• Don’t squish the butter into the flour. Just gently toss until the butter is lightly coated with flour.
• Don’t knead the dough. The less you handle it the better.
• You can use any sized biscuit cutter you’d like. We used a 3 inch one.
• This recipe freezes and reheats really well!

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