Featherweight Buttermilk Biscuits - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2 \" pieces
3/4 cup chilled buttermilk

Preparation

Preheat oven to 450F degrees.
Sift together first 6 ingredients into large bowl.
Add butter and rub in with fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal.
Add buttermilk and stir until dough forms.
Turn dough out onto floured surface; knead until smooth, about 8 turns.
Roll out the dough to 1 inch thickness.
Using 2 inch diameter biscuit cutter, cut out biscuits.
Gather scraps and roll out to 1 inch thickness and cut out additional biscuits.
Transfer biscuits to large ungreased baking sheet.
Bake until golden, about 12 minutes.
Serve warm.