Perfectly Fluffy Butter Swim Biscuits

These buttery, fluffy biscuits are a classic Southern staple that melt in your mouth. The secret to their tenderness is the generous amount of butter and the use of buttermilk. Enjoy them fresh from the oven with butter, jam, or gravy.

Ingredients:

Instructions:

1. Preheat and prepare: Preheat your oven to 450°F (230°C). Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper or grease lightly.
2. Cut in the butter: In a large mixing bowl, cut the cold butter into small cubes. Use a pastry cutter or your fingers to work the butter into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs.
3. Combine dry ingredients: Add the flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt to the bowl with the butter. Mix gently until combined.
4. Add buttermilk: Pour in the buttermilk and stir until the dough just comes together. It should be slightly sticky but manageable.
5. Form biscuits: Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Gently pat the dough into a rectangle about 1-inch thick.
6. Cut out biscuits: Using a round biscuit cutter or the rim of a glass, cut out biscuits and place them on the prepared baking sheet. Gather any remaining dough, gently pat it out, and cut out more biscuits.
7. Butter bath: Melt the remaining butter and pour it over the tops of the biscuits.
8. Bake: Bake in the preheated oven for 12-15 minutes or until the biscuits are golden brown on top.
9. Serve warm: Remove from the oven and let cool slightly on a wire rack. Serve warm with additional butter or your favorite jam.

Enjoy these delicious and fluffy butter swim biscuits!