Easy Homemade Buttermilk Biscuits (2024)

Easy Homemade Buttermilk Biscuits

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Guys. Boyfriend got me a KitchenAid for my birthday. It is hands down one of the best presents I’ve ever gotten. It’s baby blue and shiny and beautiful and I love it.Now. The problem arose when I got this King of Mixers, and texted my sister to tell her. “What are you going to make first?!” she asked. Oh jeeze. Oh jeeze oh jeeze oh jeeze.

Using your KitchenAid for the first time is like a toned down version of losing your virginity. It’s gotta be with someone (or something) that you like and you will want to remember.I told my sister I had no idea what to do. “BISCUITS,” she texted me. And I thought YES… biscuits!

It’s one of those things that you try to make on your own, but between cutting the butter into the dough ‘until it resembles cornmeal,’ (is this actually possible to do with your hands alone? if someone has successfully done it, please fill me in on your secret) and keeping the dough cold, I’ve never been able to make a good, flakey biscuit.

So I woke up the next morning and had my first KitchenAid escapade. After we ate all but three of these homemade buttermilk biscuits biscuits, boyfriend told me “OK, now I see what all the fuss is about. That thing is awesome.”

Tips on how to make biscuits

These homemade buttermilk biscuits are remarkably easy to make, so don’t panic (like I did) about making them for the first time. My top tip is to keep your mixer on a low speed the whole time so your biscuit dough doesn’t get overworked. Add the cubed butter into the dough in batches to help it process more easily.

Once the butter has been incorporated into the dry ingredients, attach the dough hook to your mixer and slowly add in the buttermilk. Mix until the dough comes together and then turn off the mixer. You never want to overwork biscuit dough!

To cut your biscuits, you can either use a cookie or biscuit cutter, or get creative with what you have on hand. You could use a small bowl as a guide and trace a knife around the edges, or use the top of a co*cktail shaker to cut the biscuits. (Guess which method I used!).

Common buttermilk substitutes

If you don’t have any buttermilk on hand, there are a few substitutes you can use in this homemade biscuit recipe. You can use a combination of regular milk and vinegar or lemon juice instead (1 tablespoon of acid for every cup of milk). You can also try using plain, unsweetened yogurt in place of buttermilk or a mixture of cream of tartar and milk.

I only made these buttermilk biscuits using legit buttermilk though, so I’m not sure how these substitutes would affect this recipe!