Southern Biscuits and Strawberry Jam

Since I made strawberry jam the other day, I had to make some southern biscuits.  Biscuits and jam are a dynamic duo.
 Put 2 cups of flour, 1 tsp. of salt, 2 T. of sugar and 1 T. of baking powder in the bowl of your food processor.  Add 1 stick of butter cut into small cubes.  Pulse until it becomes crumbly.  Slowly add 3/4 C. of buttermilk just until it comes together.  Form it into a ball and plop it down on a floured counter.

 Roll it out to about a 1 inch thickness.  Cut it into rounds. Push the cut edges together and continue to cut until you've used all the dough.  You will end up with 1 piece that is a bit wonky but it heals as it bakes and even if it looks weird, it will taste good.

 Place the biscuits in a well buttered cast iron skillet.

 Brush the tops with butter before baking.

 Bake at 425 degrees for about 25 minutes until they turn golden.

 Serve warm with some fresh jam.

These are crisp on the outside and very tender and moist on the inside.  They freeze well too.

Comments

Well, buttah mah biscuits! (pretend I'm saying that in a southern accent)
Craig said…
I've not had southern biscuits since we lived in America. Now I'm tempted to make some! My waist line won't like it but my tongue will.
Anonymous said…
oh my, they look wonderful!!!!!
Leanne said…
we call them scones here in NZ biscuits are crunchy - which I think you guys call cookies.
Anonymous said…
I would, like Cottage tails, call these scones and they are delicious :-) I love them warm with cheese and jam :-) We do however almost always use sour milk instead of ordinary milk, don't know why really because there's no big difference in taste. Old habit most likely :-)

Have a great day!
Christer.
Guillaume said…
Yummy, yummy, yummy.
TARYTERRE said…
These are the perfect afternoon treat. YUM.
Barb said…
Nothing better!
Kay said…
Oh gracious! YUM!
chickpea678 said…
Good grief does that look good! I can almost smell them from here!
thewiildmagnola said…
Will give these a try!