Bo Berry Biscuit
These flaky, tender Bojangles-inspired blueberry biscuits are bursting with blueberries and drizzled with warm honey butter for a Southern flair your family will love. The trick to getting light, fluffy layered buttermilk biscuits is to use very cold butter, and to avoid over mixing the dough. Let's make them!
Ingredients
- 3 ½ cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 16 tablespoons butter (cold, cut into pieces)
- 1 ⅔ cups buttermilk
- 1 ½ cups blueberries
HONEY BUTTER
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoons honey
- pinch salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425º. Butter an 8 inch square baking pan.
- In a large bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, soda, salt and sugar. Add cold butter and incorporate with a pastry cutter or pinch with your fingers. Add blueberries and toss.
- Add cold buttermilk and and gently stir with a rubber spatula until there is no loose flour. Place on a floured surface and use your hands to form into a loaf. Cut into 3 sections and stack on top of each other. Pat into a rectangle and repeat.
- Place in prepared pan and spread into the corners with a spatula. Spray a bench scraper or knife with cooking spray and cut into 12 equal squares - two cuts by three cuts.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes until golden brown and a knife comes inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Melt honey butter mixture in the microwave for 20 seconds until melted.
- Allow biscuits to cool in pan for 5 minutes then turn onto a cooling rack and brush with melted honey butter.
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Barbara's Notes + Tips
- For the best biscuits, start with very cold butter
- Do not over mix the dough
- You can use fresh or frozen blueberries
- Try adding a powdered sugar glaze instead of honey by adding 1-2 tablespoons of milk to a cup of powdered sugar and a ½ teaspoon of vanilla.
Nutrition
Calories: 353kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 49mg | Sodium: 375mg | Potassium: 172mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 590IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 79mg | Iron: 2mg
