Best recipe for buttermilk biscuits I found is on the back of a 5 lb bag of Gold Medal flour. The recipe is as follows:
2 1/12 cups self-rising flour (I found "making my own" was better, fluffier biscuits)
2 teaspoons sugar
1/2 cup chilled butter (1 stick)
1 cup buttermilk (again I make my own, 1 tablespoon lemon juice to 1 cup milk. Do this 1st before adding flour, sugar and butter to mixing bowl. The lemon juice needs a few minutes to do its magic)
oven set to 450. I use my stand mixer for this recipe. Place flour, sugar and cut up butter in mixing bowl. Turn on stand mixer to first speed. Let it mix around till the butter has been mixed with flour, but STILL see butter bits. Add buttermilk while mixer is still on. Continue mixing for about a minute or so until all the milk in absorbed.
I roll out my biscuits, but I am sure one could make dropped ones to.
Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
******make your own self rising flour*****
1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
sift or mix with whisk together....tada.....1 cup self rising flour!!
**********for the above recipe*******
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
3 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
sift or whisk together for 2 1/2 cups homemade self rising flour