Next, you need to mix the flour with baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl. Make sure that all of the dry ingredients are mixed well.
Step 3:
Mix the cubes of cold butter into the flour. Cut the butter into the flour with a pastry cutter or your fingers until it looks like coarse bits. The butter should be spread out evenly in the flour.
Step 4:
In the middle of the flour mixture, make a well and pour the cold buttermilk in. Mix the buttermilk into the flour mixture with a fork or your hands until a soft dough forms. Be careful not to mix too much, because that can make the biscuits tough.
Step 5:
Sprinkle a little flour on a clean area. Turn the dough out onto the floured surface and knead it gently a few times, just until it comes together. Don’t work the dough too much.
Step 6:
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