Light And Fluffy Buttermilk Biscuits

These biscuits are easy to do and always come out perfect.

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

Sift together flour , baking powder , sugar , cream of tartar , baking soda and salt into a bowl.

Cut in the 1 stick of chilled butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

Make a well in center of flour mixture.

Add buttermilk all at once and stir just until dough clings together.

Gently knead dough about 10-12 times on a floured surface.

Pat dough out to 1 / 2 inch think.

Cut dough with a 2 1 / 2 inch biscuit cutter or a glass.

Dredge buiscuits in the 1 / 2 stick melted butter.

Bake for 10-12 minutes , until golden.

all-purpose flour, baking powder, sugar, cream of tartar, baking soda, salt, butter, buttermilk