Sourdough Biscuits

Name: Sourdough Biscuits
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 32 min
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon sugar; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup cold butter; 1 cup "unfed" sourdough starter (Recipe HERE); 1/2 cup buttermilk (as needed)

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Sourdough Biscuits are pretty delicious with honey or homemade apple butter. And I’m not sure there is a better way to use your “unfed” sourdough starter than by making up a batch of biscuits in the morning or for supper at night.

Sourdough is Wonderful

Sourdough is such a wonderful thing. You can make all sorts of things with it. Pretzels, English Muffins, Hamburger Buns, Flatbread, Bagels, Biscuits. Banana Bread. So many things!

If you’ve visited this site very often, you probably know by now that I LOVE sourdough. I’ve actually named my starter “Bertha”, something my granddaughter finds quite funny. When she visits she often asks how Bertha is doing. But then, she LOVES sourdough, too. “Bertha” was born June 2013, so she is now technically going on her 7th birthday. And so is my granddaughter. No wonder there is an affinity there!

Ingredients Needed to Make Sourdough Biscuits

all-purpose flour
granulated sugar
baking powder
salt
butter
sourdough starter
buttermilk

Instructions for this Recipe

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut in cold butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add sourdough starter and buttermilk. (Add buttermilk as needed, depending on how thick or thin your starter is.) There have been times, when I needed very little buttermilk. Other times, I’ve used the entire 1/2 cup.

Mix with fork until dough forms a soft ball. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and need 10-12 times. Pat the dough into a 3/4″ thick circle. Cut with a 2 1/2″ floured biscuit cutter.

Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Bake for 12-18 minutes, or until biscuits are a light golden brown on top. Serve warm with butter and jelly. Makes 10-12 biscuits.

A Few Biscuit Making Tips

First off, this recipe uses “unfed” sourdough starter. Unfed starter is just that. The starter that has been sitting for a day (or longer if in your refrigerator) that has not yet been “fed” with flour and water. A fed starter is active and bubbly. An unfed starter is not. It looks a bit lifeless and deflated.

The buttermilk adds a little extra flavor and tenderness to the biscuits. And since the sourdough has not been fed, you’ll need the baking powder to give it lift.

When forming your round of dough, I like to pat it out with my fingers. You can use a rolling pin if you prefer, but be careful not to roll it too thin. Your round of dough should be 1/2 – 3/4 inches thick.

You may cut your biscuits with whatever size of cutter that you prefer. Sometimes, I like to cut them into really big biscuits. If I’m cooking for my grandchildren, sometimes I like to do itty-bitty ones. It’s your choice. Just remember that the baking time will depend on the size of your biscuits–more or less. Just bring them out when they turn light golden brown on the bottom.

Oh, and if you don’t have a biscuit cutter, you can use a tin can that has the lid cut off. This actually works really well. Just be careful not to cut yourself on the edge. You could also use a sturdy drinking glass. Although I wouldn’t recommend using your fine crystal.

See more Biscuit Recipes Here. And more Sourdough Recipes Here.