Tall and Fluffy Mile-High Whole Wheat Buttermilk Biscuits

Name: Tall and Fluffy Mile-High Whole Wheat Buttermilk Biscuits
Yield: Makes 12 biscuits
Ingredients: , Nonstick cooking spray; 1 1/2 cups, unbleached all-purpose flour (7 1/2 ounces; 213 grams); 1/2 cup, whole-wheat flour (2 1/2 ounces; 71 grams); 1 tablespoon, double-acting baking powder; 1 tablespoon, granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon, table salt; 1/2 teaspoon, baking soda; 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter (cold), cut into 1/4-inch cubes; 1 1/2 cups, buttermilk cold, preferably low-fat; 1 cup, unbleached all-purpose flour (5 ounces; 142 grams), distributed in rimmed baking sheet; 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 2005

Desserts or Baked Goods

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SERVESMakes 12 biscuits

TIME55 minutes

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

To create a rustic buttermilk biscuit recipe that would produce extra-fluffy, moist, tender rolls with crisp, golden-brown tops, we tried lard, vegetable shortening, and butter, both separately and in combination. The biscuits made with lar...

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