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    "Food has a supernatural way of bringing humans together. It's meant to be appreciated, celebrated, and savored. Even the tiniest apartment kitchen can create farmhouse-worthy food and bring a taste of the homestead to the city. It's very possible, and extremely delicious."

    - Jill Winger

    Welcome to our kitchen! One of Kaia's favorite recipes is these delicious, fluffy, and easy buttermilk biscuits. We made them for her 7th birthday breakfast and they're a big hit with all the kids.

    Want to learn the best recipe for buttermilk biscuits? You'll find a free recipe for pre-readers and up at the bottom or you can use the table of contents to skip to it.

    Learn more about cooking with kids.

    If you like this recipe, you should try the bannocks, Ukrainian bread, turmeric & nigella seed bread, Puerto Rican breakfast bread, and butternut squash donuts.

    Contents hide
    1 The Prairie Homestead Cookbook
    2 Family & Kids' Cooking Resources
    3 What is Buttermilk?
    4 Why Use Buttermilk in Biscuits?
    5 What if I Don't Have Buttermilk for Biscuits?
    6 Wondering What to Eat Buttermilk Biscuits With?
    7 Easy Buttermilk Biscuits
    7.1 Ingredients
    7.2 Tools
    7.3 1. Gather the Equipment & Ingredients
    7.4 2. Weigh the Flour
    7.5 3. Measure the Baking Powder, Salt, and Stevia
    7.6 4. Add the Butter and Buttermilk
    7.7 5. Create Dough Rounds With a Glass or Biscuit Cutter
    7.8 6. Transfer to a Baking Slab
    7.9 7. Bake in the Oven for 12 to 14 Minutes
    8 Free Easy Buttermilk Biscuits Recipe for Pre-Readers and Up
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    9 Easy Buttermilk Biscuits
    9.1 Equipment
    9.2 Ingredients US CustomaryMetric 1x2x3x
    9.3 Instructions
    9.4 Notes
    9.5 Nutrition

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    The Prairie Homestead Cookbook

    This recipe for easy buttermilk biscuits comes from The Prairie Homestead Cookbook: Simple Recipes for Heritage Cooking in Any Kitchen by Jill Winger and is titled Sky-High Buttermilk Biscuits.

    This cookbook is an excellent resource for any home cook or aspiring homesteader. The recipes are easy-to-follow with simple ingredients, yet you're not sacrificing flavor.

    You'll learn so much about your food, as well as overall meal preparation tips and techniques through the use of this cookbook, that you'll feel like a more well-rounded home cook as you make your way through the recipes.

    And as was mentioned earlier, you don't need a farm to produce farmhouse-worthy food for your family with the help of this cookbook.

    You can find more cooking-from-scratch inspiration and homestead mentoring tips from Jill Winger at The Prairie Homestead.

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    What is Buttermilk?

    According to my old but still classic copy of Williams-Sonoma Kitchen Companion:

    Traditionally, buttermilk is the liquid left behind when butter is churned from cream. Today, most buttermilk is a cultured product made by adding bacteria to skimmed milk (or sometimes whole milk) to convert the sugars to acids. Cultured buttermilk is thick - sometimes even bits of butter are added to give it more body and add an old-fashioned appearance - and it tastes tangy. Your great-grandmother would never recognize it as the buttermilk she remembers from the days when she was a young girl.

    - Williams-Sonoma Kitchen Companion

    Why Use Buttermilk in Biscuits?

    Buttermilk acts as a leavening agent in this recipe, which allows the dough to expand and causes the biscuits to be fluffy, or sky-high in the case of these biscuits.

    What if I Don't Have Buttermilk for Biscuits?

    No buttermilk? No problem. As Jill Winger states in The Prairie Homestead Cookbook:

    If you open your refrigerator in the midst of making these biscuits only to discover you're out of cultured buttermilk, you can mix up this quick substitute instead: Put 1 ½ tablespoons lemon juice or vinegar in a 2-cup measuring cup, then fill with milk to the 1 ½-cup line. Stir until you see small curdled bits on your spoon, then add to the recipe.

    - Jill Winger

    The cookbook is filled with useful tips like this to keep you moving effortlessly through your meal prep.

    Wondering What to Eat Buttermilk Biscuits With?

    We like to enjoy ours with eggs and these scrambled eggs are the perfect recipe for kids.

    The Prairie Homestead cookbook also has an Old-Fashioned Sausage Gravy recipe for making the best homemade biscuits and gravy.

    Baked eggs, breakfast sausage, homemade bacon. Did someone say fried chicken? The options are endless when you're creating in the kitchen.

    These easy buttermilk biscuits can complement many of your favorite recipes or you can combine them with new favorites from the cookbook.

    Easy Buttermilk Biscuits

    ingredients with labels for making easy buttermilk biscuits

    Ingredients

    • flour - we prefer to bake with all-purpose einkorn. Einkorn is an ancient grain that is easy to work with, tastes excellent, and is a healthy option.
    • baking powder
    • salt - we like to use pink Himalayan salt
    • stevia - this stevia & erythritol blend tastes just a bit sweeter than sugar. You can also use sugar
    • butter - unsalted butter is preferred for this recipe
    • buttermilk - see above if you need a substitute for buttermilk

    Tools

    • prep bowls
    • kitchen scale
    • measuring spoons
    • measuring cup
    • mixer or pastry blender
    • mason jar or biscuit cutter
    • silicone baking mat
    • baking slab
    • learning tower (as needed)
    child holding a digital kitchen scale

    1. Gather the Equipment & Ingredients

    Wash your hands with soap and water. Gather the equipment and ingredients needed for making these easy buttermilk biscuits.

    Feel free to throw on your apron. Our kids opted out on this day. The apron cannot save us when it comes to working with flour so we usually don't bother.

    kids in a learning tower at the kitchen counter. One child is reading a digital kitchen scale and another child is watching

    This is an excellent time to introduce or review the buttons on the scale before getting started.

    a child is transferring flour to a large mixing bowl and another child is supporting the jar of flour

    2. Weigh the Flour

    Use the kitchen scale to weigh the flour as you transfer it into a large bowl. Kaia helps stabilize the jar while Katalina scoops out the flour.

    a child is adding ingredients to a mixing bowl using a measuring spoon

    3. Measure the Baking Powder, Salt, and Stevia

    Use a measuring spoon to measure the baking powder, salt, and stevia for making these easy buttermilk biscuits.

    a child is pouring liquid into a mixing bowl

    4. Add the Butter and Buttermilk

    Transfer the ingredients to a mixer. You can also use a pastry blender for this step.

    Add the butter. You can cut the butter into smaller chunks or cubes as you add it to the mixer.

    Turn the mixer on low and combine until the dough appears crumbly. Add the buttermilk and turn off the mixer when combined. Do not overmix the dough.

    a mason jar sitting on top of biscuit dough

    5. Create Dough Rounds With a Glass or Biscuit Cutter

    Turn the oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.

    Transfer the dough to a clean work surface. We use a large silicone baking mat. Add flour as needed.

    Kids can experiment with the dough by patting it to different heights or thicknesses before cutting it into rounds.

    Use a glass jar (or a biscuit cutter if you have one) to create the rounds. Kids can use their fingers or a butter knife to remove the excess dough and add it to the next round.

    a child standing at a table and working with biscuit dough

    If your kids enjoy working with clay or other art materials, then they will love making these easy buttermilk biscuits.

    a picture of buttermilk biscuits from The Prairie Homestead Cookbook next to a baking slab with biscuit dough

    6. Transfer to a Baking Slab

    Transfer the rounds to a baking slab or baking sheet.

    a child holding a baking slab with various sizes of biscuits to be baked

    7. Bake in the Oven for 12 to 14 Minutes

    Place the baking slab in the oven. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes or until the biscuits are lightly browned.

    Remove the baking slab from the oven and turn off the oven. Serve warm.

    closeup of a plate with a buttermilk biscuit and eggs on a kid's table

    On this day, we enjoyed our buttered biscuits with farm-fresh eggs, orange slices, and a glass of milk.

    ingredients list and recipe instruction cards snippet for making easy buttermilk biscuits from the Prairie Homestead Cookbook

    Free Easy Buttermilk Biscuits Recipe for Pre-Readers and Up

    Grab your free printable recipe cards above. Kids can gather ingredients using the ingredient list, gather their equipment with the tools list, and prepare the biscuits using the step-by-step recipe cards, with assistance as needed.

    The cards are easy to use, include pictures, and encourage confidence and independence in the kitchen. They also make an excellent addition to your Montessori continent box for North America.

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    Easy Buttermilk Biscuits

    Kristin
    Learn how to make this easy buttermilk biscuits recipe from The Prairie Homestead cookbook & discover the best recipe for buttermilk biscuits.
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    Prep Time 30 mins
    Cook Time 14 mins
    Total Time 44 mins
    Course Side Dish
    Cuisine American
    Servings 12 people
    Calories 204 kcal

    Equipment

    • Prep Bowls
    • Kitchen Scale
    • Measuring Spoons
    • Measuring Cup
    • Stand Mixer or Pastry Blender
    • Mason Jar
    • Silicone Baking Mat
    • Baking Slab
    • Learning Tower
    • The Prairie Homestead Cookbook

    Ingredients 
     

    • 3 ½ cups all-purpose einkorn flour
    • 1 tablespoon baking powder
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 2 tablespoon stevia
    • ½ cup unsalted butter
    • 1 ½ cups buttermilk cold

    Instructions 

    • Wash your hands with soap and water. Gather the equipment needed for making these easy buttermilk biscuits. This is an excellent time to introduce or review the buttons on the scale before getting started.
    • Use the kitchen scale to weigh the flour as you transfer it into a large bowl.
    • Use a measuring spoon to measure the baking powder, salt, and stevia for making these easy buttermilk biscuits.
    • Transfer the ingredients to a mixer. You can also use a pastry blender for this step. Add the butter. You can cut the butter into smaller chunks or cubes as you add it to the mixer. Turn the mixer on low and combine until the dough appears crumbly. Add the buttermilk and turn off the mixer when combined. Do not overmix the dough.
    • Turn the oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit. Transfer the dough to a clean work surface. We use a large silicone baking mat. Add flour as needed. Kids can experiment with the dough by patting it to different heights or thicknesses before cutting it into rounds. Use a glass jar (or a biscuit cutter if you have one) to create the rounds. Kids can use their fingers or a butter knife to remove the excess dough and add it to the next round.
    • Transfer the rounds to a baking slab or baking sheet.
    • Place the baking slab in the oven. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes or until the biscuits are lightly browned. Remove the baking slab from the oven and turn off the oven. Serve warm.

    Notes

    • The same amount of sugar can be substituted for stevia
    • See more guidelines at USDA.gov
    • Full Recipe Info and Pictures at:  https://happyhomeschooladventures.com/easy-buttermilk-biscuits

    Nutrition

    Calories: 204kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 5gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 332mgPotassium: 43mgFiber: 4gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 286IUCalcium: 119mgIron: 1mg

    Estimated nutrition information is provided as a courtesy and is not guaranteed.

    Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

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