Buttermilk Biscuits

Preheat oven to 425ºF.

Sift flour, baking powder, sugar and salt into a large mixing bowl. Using a fork or a pastry cutter, cut the butter into the flour until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add buttermilk and stir with a fork until it forms a rough ball.

Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and shape into a rectangle about 1 inch thick. Fold it over and gently roll out. Repeat 6 times.

Roll the dough out into a rectangle about 1/2 inch thick. Cut dough into biscuits using a biscuit cutter or floured glass. Make sure when cutting your biscuits you don’t twist the cutter: go straight down and straight up.

Place the biscuits on a baking sheet and bake for 10–15 minutes or until golden brown.