Let’s just say that biscuit muffins are a very distinctive bread of the Deep South and that the slightly sweet little dodgers are even more sumptuous when spread with homemade preserves at breakfast.
Makes 1 dozen muffins
INGREDIENTS:
- 21⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
- 10 tablespoons (11⁄4 sticks) chilled butter, cut into bits
- 1 cup regular buttermilk
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 12-cup muffin tin with butter and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda. Add the butter and rub it into the flour with your fingertips till the mixture is mealy. Add the buttermilk and stir till the dough is slightly firm. Spoon the mixture into the prepared muffin tin and bake in the center of the oven till brown and crusty, 40 to 45 minutes.
