The Best Buttermilk Banana Biscuits
Buttery crispy edges with ripe banana flavor these homemade buttermilk banana biscuits make a perfect tea sandwich.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ cup (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, diced (plus 2 tablespoons melted)
- ½ cup cold buttermilk
- ½ cup 1 medium smashed banana*
- 1 tablespoon honey plus additional for serving
Instructions
- Heat oven to 425F. Line a rimmed 9x12-inch baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt for 30 seconds. Cut in the butter with a pastry blender forming pea-sized clumps.
- Mix buttermilk, banana and honey until blended; add to dry ingredients. Stir and combine into a soft, sticky dough.
- Turn dough out onto a floured surface and pat into a rectangle, ½-inch thick. Fold the sides of the rectangle to meet in the center and pat again to ½-inch thickness.
- Using a 1 ½-inch round cutter, cut out biscuits and arrange on prepared baking sheet. Brush tops with melted butter.
- Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm with honey or split and fill with your favorite tea sandwich ingredients.
Notes
*For the best banana flavor use a very over-ripe banana.
Nutrition
Serving: 1biscuitCalories: 81kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 1gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 11mgSodium: 186mgPotassium: 31mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 128IUVitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 38mgIron: 1mg
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