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buttermilk biscuit mix
Make a big batch of dry biscuit mix, then scoop some out and mix with your liquid ingredients to make a batch of biscuits whenever you want!
Prepare Ingredients
Biscuit Mix
To Make 1 Batch of Biscuits
Gather Baking Equipment
Biscuit Mix
To Make 1 Batch of Biscuits
For the biscuit mix: In large bowl, combine flour, sugar, and salt. Whisk until well combined. Set fine-mesh strainer over bowl. Add buttermilk powder, baking powder, and baking soda to fine-mesh strainer and tap side of strainer to sift mixture into bowl.
Whisk until very well combined, about 1 minute. Transfer biscuit mix to large airtight storage container. (Biscuit mix can be stored at room temperature for at least 2 months.)
To make one batch of biscuits: Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 450 degrees. Line rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
In medium bowl, whisk water and melted butter until combined.
Add 2⅓ cups Buttermilk Biscuit Mix and use rubber spatula to stir until just combined and no dry mix is visible.
Spray inside of ¼-cup dry measuring cup with vegetable oil spray. Use greased measuring cup to scoop batter and use rubber spatula to scrape off extra batter. Drop scoops onto baking sheet to make 10 to 12 biscuits (leave space between biscuits and respray measuring cup as needed).
Food for Thought
No Clumping
You will notice in these recipes for DIY mixes that we sift leaveners (baking powder and baking soda) and some powders (such as milk powder and buttermilk powder) before mixing everything together. These ingredients are very dry and powdery, so if there’s any moisture, they can clump. This extra sifting step helps guarantee that there are no clumps and these key ingredients are evenly distributed throughout. If you notice any clumps once you’ve made your mix and you’re ready to cook with it, measure out the mix you need for your batch and sift it one more time through a fine-mesh strainer before adding it to the bowl.
What is Buttermilk Powder?
Buttermilk is the tangy liquid left behind when cream is churned into butter. Powdered buttermilk is made from that same leftover liquid—it’s just dehydrated and turned into a powder. We use buttermilk powder here because it can be added to the mix as a dry ingredient. This way you can still make biscuits even if you don’t have any liquid buttermilk in the refrigerator!
