"Biscuit Love" Nashville Biscuits
Authentic Nashville-style Southern biscuits from the famous Biscuit Love restaurant. Made with real lard, pure buttermilk, and local flour for the ultimate fluffy, buttery biscuit.
20 mins
Ingredients
For the Biscuits
For Shaping
Equipment Needed
- 10-inch cast iron skillet
- box grater
- 4-ounce scoop
Ingredients
For the Biscuits
For Shaping
Equipment Needed
- 10-inch cast iron skillet
- box grater
- 4-ounce scoop
Instructions
Prepare the Dough
- 1
Preheat oven
Preheat oven to 425°F. Butter the bottom and sides of a 10-inch cast iron skillet.
- 2
Mix dry ingredients
Mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- 3
Add fats
Grate the cold butter and lard into the dry ingredients and toss to distribute evenly.
- 4
Add wet ingredients
Pour buttermilk and cream into dry ingredients and mix until just barely combined. It should resemble cottage cheese.
Shape and Bake
- 1
Portion dough
Use 4-ounce scoop or spoon to place one dollop of dough into a bowl with the remaining flour.
- 2
Coat with flour
Sprinkle flour on top. Pick up dough ball and gently shake off excess flour.
- 3
Arrange in skillet
Place biscuits into the skillet very close together.
- 4
Bake
Bake for 20 minutes until golden brown.
- 5
Finish with butter
Pour melted butter over biscuits as soon as they are out of the oven.
Cook's Notes
Biscuit Love is a veritable shrine to the Southern staple. Use the purest buttermilk you can find (no fillers like tapioca, just milk and culture) and real honest-to-goodness lard. Flour is eighty-five percent of the taste—whenever possible use a local flour.
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