Best 5 Awesome Cast Iron Buttermilk Biscuits Recipes

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Indulge in the Southern classic that is Cast Iron Buttermilk Biscuits! These delectable treats are renowned for their tender, fluffy interiors and crispy, golden-brown exteriors. A staple in American cuisine, they are a perfect accompaniment to hearty stews, creamy soups, or simply slathered with butter or jam. This curated collection of recipes offers a delightful variety of Cast Iron Buttermilk Biscuits, ranging from traditional to innovative flavors. From savory variations infused with herbs and cheese to sweet indulgences studded with fruits and spices, these recipes promise a biscuit experience like no other. Embrace the rustic charm of cast iron cookware and embark on a culinary journey that celebrates the versatility and goodness of buttermilk biscuits.

**Recipes featured in this article:**

1. **Classic Cast Iron Buttermilk Biscuits:**

A timeless recipe that yields tall, flaky biscuits with a perfect balance of buttermilk tang and buttery richness.

2. **Loaded Baked Potato Cast Iron Buttermilk Biscuits:**

These savory biscuits are a delightful combination of fluffy biscuit dough and a medley of bacon, cheddar cheese, sour cream, and chives.

3. **Cheddar Cheese and Jalapeño Cast Iron Buttermilk Biscuits:**

Enjoy a spicy twist on the classic buttermilk biscuit with the addition of sharp cheddar cheese and zesty jalapeños.

4. **Strawberry-Lemon Cast Iron Buttermilk Biscuits:**

These sweet biscuits are bursting with the flavors of fresh strawberries and lemon zest, making them a perfect addition to brunch or teatime.

5. **Apple Cider Cast Iron Buttermilk Biscuits:**

Indulge in the cozy flavors of autumn with these biscuits infused with the warm spices of apple cider.

6. **Pesto and Sun-Dried Tomato Cast Iron Buttermilk Biscuits:**

Savory sun-dried tomatoes and fragrant pesto add a Mediterranean flair to these delectable biscuits.

7. **Chocolate Chip Cast Iron Buttermilk Biscuits:**

Satisfy your sweet cravings with these decadent biscuits loaded with rich chocolate chips.

8. **Pumpkin Spice Cast Iron Buttermilk Biscuits:**

Celebrate the fall season with these indulgent biscuits featuring the warm flavors of pumpkin spice.

9. **Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Cast Iron Buttermilk Biscuit Sliders:**

Elevate your breakfast game with these slider sandwiches featuring fluffy biscuits, crispy bacon, fluffy eggs, and melted cheese.

10. **Mini Cast Iron Buttermilk Biscuit Cobbler:**

Create a delightful dessert by topping a cobbler filled with your favorite fruit with golden-brown buttermilk biscuits.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

SKILLET BUTTERMILK BISCUITS



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The most flaky, mile-high, buttery biscuits ever! Requires only 6 ingredients and baked in a skillet in under 45 minutes!

Provided by Chungah Rhee

Categories     appetizer

Yield 12 biscuits

Number Of Ingredients 6

4 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup unsalted butter, frozen
1 3/4 cups buttermilk

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Lightly oil a 10 1/2-inch square cast iron skillet or coat with nonstick spray. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Grate butter using the large holes of a box grater. Stir into the flour mixture. Add buttermilk and stir using a rubber spatula until a soft dough forms. Working on a lightly floured surface, knead the dough 3-4 times until it comes together. Using a rolling pin, roll the dough into a 9-inch square, trimming the edges to create an 8-inch square. Using a sharp knife, cut dough into 9 or 12 square biscuits. Place biscuits onto the prepared cast iron skillet. Place into oven and bake for 16-19 minutes, or until golden brown. Serve warm.

CHEF JOHN'S BUTTERMILK BISCUITS



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This deceptively simple recipe can come out a million different ways with some very minor variations on the ingredients and amounts. This one's my favorite - flaky, but not dry; chewy, but not tough; crisp in just the right spots.

Provided by Chef John

Categories     Bread     Quick Bread Recipes     Biscuits

Time 35m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon baking soda
7 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled in freezer and cut into thin slices
¾ cup cold buttermilk
2 tablespoons buttermilk for brushing

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
  • Line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper.
  • Whisk flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda together in a large bowl.
  • Cut butter into flour mixture with a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs, about 5 minutes.
  • Make a well in the center of butter and flour mixture. Pour in 3/4 cup buttermilk; stir until just combined.
  • Turn dough onto a floured work surface, pat together into a rectangle.
  • Fold the rectangle in thirds. Turn dough a half turn, gather any crumbs, and flatten back into a rectangle. Repeat twice more, folding and pressing dough a total of three times.
  • Roll dough on a floured surface to about 1/2 inch thick.
  • Cut out 12 biscuits using a 2 1/2-inch round biscuit cutter.
  • Transfer biscuits to the prepared baking sheet. Press an indent into the top of each biscuit with your thumb.
  • Brush the tops of biscuits with 2 tablespoons buttermilk.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until browned, about 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 142.8 calories, Carbohydrate 17 g, Cholesterol 18.5 mg, Fat 7.1 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 2.8 g, SaturatedFat 4.4 g, Sodium 321.3 mg, Sugar 0.9 g

CAST IRON BUTTERMILK BISCUITS



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Experimentation and a need for more biscuits per batch led me to what we think are the best biscuits anywhere! For optimum flavor, these must be baked in hot, buttered cast iron skillets. They are great for breakfast with gravy or jellies. Also excellent with beef stew for dinner. My husband likes the leftover biscuits even better. He breaks them open on a plate and smothers them with molasses.

Provided by Stormy1800

Categories     Bread     Quick Bread Recipes     Biscuits

Time 45m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 7

½ cup cold butter, divided
1 ⅓ cups buttermilk
2 eggs
4 cups all-purpose flour
5 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Place 1 tablespoon butter in two 10-inch cast iron skillets.
  • Place skillets in the preheated oven to heat up and melt butter, 5 to 10 minutes.
  • Mix buttermilk and eggs together in a small bowl.
  • Combine flour, baking powder, cream of tartar, and salt in a large bowl. Rub in remaining 6 tablespoons butter with your fingers until mixture is crumbly. Gently stir in buttermilk mixture until dough just starts to come together.
  • Turn dough out onto a lightly floured work surface. Pat into a rectangle about 1/2 inch thick. Cut dough into 24 biscuits.
  • Remove skillets from the oven. Arrange 12 biscuits side-by-side in each, their edges touching.
  • Return skillets to the oven and bake until biscuits are puffed and lightly browned, 15 to 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 122 calories, Carbohydrate 16.9 g, Cholesterol 26.2 mg, Fat 4.6 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 3.2 g, SaturatedFat 2.7 g, Sodium 246.3 mg, Sugar 0.7 g

GRAPEVINE KENTUCKY BUTTERMILK BISCUITS



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Provided by Jeff Mauro, host of Sandwich King

Time 40m

Yield 8 biscuits

Number Of Ingredients 4

4 cups self-rising flour, plus more for dusting
1 stick good butter, plus 3 tablespoons melted
2 to 3 cups cold buttermilk
1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Place heavy cast-iron skillet into oven to preheat. Chill a large mixing bowl, pastry cutter, flour and 1 stick butter in the freezer 15 minutes before assembling the biscuits.
  • Add the flour to the chilled mixing bowl. Working quickly, cut 1 stick butter into the flour using the chilled pastry cutter (or your fingers); the goal here is pea-size balls of butter. In batches, add in the buttermilk until the dough is cohesive yet still moist. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and lightly press into a 1-inch-thick round. Using a biscuit cutter or business end of a dry-measuring cup, cut out 8 biscuits. (Use the extra dough to cook up a big piece of shortcake for dessert....strawberry shortcake!)
  • Carefully remove the skillet from the oven and add the oil. Place the dough rounds into the hot skillet, right up against each other, and brush with the 3 tablespoons melted butter. Bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes.

AWESOME CAST IRON BUTTERMILK BISCUITS



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I finally came up with a biscuit recipe that I can live with... These biscuits are cooked up in a cast iron skillet (but any skillet should do), and come out fluffy and tasty. They are great for breakfast, or any time you crave a good tasty biscuit. I'll usually break one open and put a nice piece of country sausage in, or...

Provided by Andy Anderson !

Categories     Biscuits

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 8

PLAN/PURCHASE
2 c flour, all purpose variety
1 Tbsp baking powder
1 tsp salt, kosher variety
1/4 c sour cream
8 Tbsp sweet butter, salted, frozen and shredded
1/2 - 3/4 c fresh buttermilk, very cold
3 Tbsp sweet butter, salted

Steps:

  • 1. PREP/PREPARE
  • 2. Gather your ingredients.
  • 3. Chef's Tip: What I do with the butter is place it into the freezer for about an hour, then remove and shred on the large holes of a box grater.
  • 4. Add the flour, salt, and baking powder to a large bowl.
  • 5. Add the sour cream.
  • 6. Mix the sour cream into the flour.
  • 7. Place the 3 additional tablespoons of butter in the skillet.
  • 8. Place over low, heat and allow the butter to melt.
  • 9. Place a rack in the upper-middle position, and preheat the oven to 450f (232c).
  • 10. Remove the frozen, grated butter from the freezer, and add to the flour mixture.
  • 11. Use a pastry cutter or two knifes to cut the butter into the flour.
  • 12. Chef's Note: You should have small bits of butter, mixed in with the flour.
  • 13. Mix in the cold buttermilk, and incorporate using a fork, until the dough is a bit crumbly, but not overly wet.
  • 14. Remove the dough from the bowl, and add to a lightly floured surface.
  • 15. Use your hands to shape and pat the dough out to 1-inch (2.5cm) thick.
  • 16. Chef's Tip: Work the dough a little as possible. The more you work the dough, the tougher the biscuits will be.
  • 17. Use a biscuit cutter, and cut out round biscuits.
  • 18. Raise the heat under the skillet to medium high, and allow the butter to begin to simmer.
  • 19. Remove the skillet from the stovetop, and add the biscuits.
  • 20. Chef's Note: If you want, brush the tops of the biscuits with some additional butter.
  • 21. Place into the preheated oven, and bake until nice and golden brown, about 14 to 16 minutes.
  • 22. PLATE/PRESENT
  • 23. Leave them in the skillet, and have your guests grab one or two. These are great for breakfast with eggs, or any other breakfast foods you like. Enjoy.
  • 24. Keep the faith, and keep cooking.

Tips:

  • Use cold buttermilk. This will help the biscuits rise better.
  • Don't overwork the dough. Overworking the dough will make the biscuits tough.
  • Roll the dough to a thickness of about 1/2 inch. This will ensure that the biscuits cook evenly.
  • Bake the biscuits in a preheated oven. This will help them rise properly.
  • Brush the tops of the biscuits with melted butter before baking. This will give them a golden brown color.

Conclusion:

Cast iron buttermilk biscuits are a delicious and easy-to-make breakfast or dinner side. They are perfect for any occasion, from a casual family meal to a special holiday gathering. With just a few simple ingredients and a little bit of time, you can enjoy these classic biscuits right at home. So next time you're looking for a comforting and satisfying meal, give these cast iron buttermilk biscuits a try. You won't be disappointed!

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