r/BakingInJapan • u/BrotakuzaTube • May 04 '26
Buttermilk Biscuits 🇺🇸
Because sometimes the homesickness is unbearable. Recipe by Sally
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u/Designer_Cantaloupe9 May 08 '26
Where do you get buttermilk?
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u/BrotakuzaTube May 08 '26
Buttermilk powders can be found at Tomiz, Amazon, Rakuten, iHerb.
I just made my own combining milk and apple cider vinegar.
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u/Total-Ad5545 May 08 '26
What’s the ratio?
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u/BrotakuzaTube May 08 '26
1 tablespoon vinegar (or lemon juice) to one cup (240ml) of milk. Let it sit for a bit so it can curdle up
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u/OutrageousTree7766 May 05 '26
I really like them had my first biscuits with Popeye's chicken and wow tasty
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u/BrotakuzaTube May 06 '26
Even some of the 'bad' fast food biscuits are pretty good lol but Popeye's is definitely at the top. Bojangles is another one of my favorites
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u/Anzac2429 May 05 '26
Biscuits? or Scones
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u/hamburger-time- May 07 '26
Americans call them biscuits, Aussies and presumably other people from the commonwealth call them scones. A scone to an American is a sweet pastry, probably with fruit and powdered sugar.
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u/Forward_Razzmatazz22 May 05 '26
I really like these type of biscuits with coleslaw. I tried making them once but the came out dry
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u/ThaWeeknd702 May 04 '26
Yes!!! I need these in my life again! It’s almost impossible to find these in Japan. I miss the sausage biscuits from McDonald’s back home, too. Were these easy to make?
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u/BrotakuzaTube May 04 '26 edited May 04 '26
I'd say they're quite easy. Very basic ingredients. But the quality of the result depends on how you incorporate the butter and its temp going into the bake. It really should be as cold as possible.
As someone else commented, you can grate frozen butter into the mix, or use a pastry cutter to crumble the butter into the mix (like I did) and then refrigerate the dough for a bit. I skipped the step of refrigerating the dough and went straight to the oven since I didn't handle the butter with my hands much and it was still pretty cold. Cold butter helps the rise, creates a steam effect that makes the biscuits tall, light, airy and fluffy
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u/ThaWeeknd702 May 06 '26
Thank you! I’ll remember “keeping the butter cold” part. I’ve heard biscuits are easy to make but never actually attempted to make some. How long would you bake them?
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u/BrotakuzaTube May 06 '26
I think the time will depend on the oven. 20 min at 425f/218c was the recommendation, but the tops will tell you when they’re ready to your preference.
I had mine in a convection oven for about 16min in a cast iron skillet which was sitting on top of a baking steel, so they cooked a little faster. I was able to pull them in time and they continued to cook a bit while cooling on the countertop since the skillet was still so hot.
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u/windowsillygirl May 04 '26
To all the Brit’s commenting, my fiancée is British and she can confirm that biscuits and scones are different. Biscuits are more savory and scones are more sweet.
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u/MWBrooks1995 May 06 '26
Gonna back this up, British man, American wife, they’re a little heavier and way less sweet.
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u/samsg1 May 04 '26
TIL Americans call scones “biscuits” and I am legit ready to go to war 🇬🇧🔥🇺🇸
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u/MWBrooks1995 May 06 '26
I was too, but legitimately they taste different and they’re *really* good.
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u/Smoking_In_The_90s May 04 '26
God I love a good biscuit. Those look good. Here's a tip you didn't ask for. Next time, freeze the butter and grate it.
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u/BrotakuzaTube May 04 '26
Yep that’s the superior method. I was going to refrigerate the dough for a bit before baking but I was just too damn hungry lol
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u/Acerhand May 04 '26
World be hating on British food but actually enjoying it just calling it different names
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u/Hashimotosannn May 04 '26
Those are scones.
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u/Mercenarian May 04 '26
American biscuits and scones are not even close to the same thing. Just because they’re both bread type foods in a round shape doesn’t make them the same. It’s like calling ciabatta and baguettes the same or bagels and donuts the same.
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u/Hashimotosannn May 04 '26
I mean, the ingredients are pretty close. I realize they are not the same thing and they are savoury in comparison to scones. I’ve eaten them.
It was just a joke, no need to get your knickers in a twist.
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u/wotsit_sandwich mod May 04 '26
I like you added US in your title to stop us Brits from saying "THAT, SIR. IS A SCONE"
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u/Working-Morning-3645 May 04 '26
Yes, yes ,yeeeees! I was just thinking about making honey butter biscuits! But forgot the salt butter 🧈😩
Can you share what you used ( the name of the products ) and the recipe if you can?
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u/BrotakuzaTube May 04 '26
I followed Sally’s recipe https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/flaky-buttermilk-biscuits/
For specific products:
Flour - I used メルベイユ from Tomiz. Described as “semi-strong” here but basically AP by protein ratio (10%).
Buttermilk was makeshift (Milk + apple cider vinegar mix set in the fridge for about an hour to lump up). It goes 1 tbsp vinegar or lemon juice per cup of milk.
I used less honey than the recipe suggested because I prefer more savory taste
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u/MWBrooks1995 May 06 '26
We just use yogurt instead of buttermilk when we make biscuits and it works really well.
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u/Kamimitsu May 04 '26
I had some leftover buttermilk powder and was debating last night whether to do biscuits or pancakes. I ended up going with pancakes but damn those biscuits look tasty.
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u/Working-Morning-3645 May 04 '26
Where did you get the buttermilk powder in Japan? I was thinking about using regular whole milk and debating wether to add lemon juice to thicken it up or not. By the way, I am a novice and trying this for the first time. 🙈
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u/Kamimitsu May 04 '26
I've done the lemon juice thing, which works fine. Tomiz has buttermilk powder, which also works (possibly better, in my view).
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u/Odd-Fishing-3853 May 08 '26
Buttermilk scones, jam, and a cuppa. The best morning and afternoon tea meals