Best Butter Biscuits

• 2 cups flour (plus a little more for shaping)flour
• 1 tablespoon sugarsugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powderbaking-powder
• 1 teaspoon sea saltsalt
• 1/2 cup cold butter (cut into tablespoons)butter
• 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons buttermilk (cold, shaken)

1. 01Place rack in center of oven and turn heat to 450 degrees.
2. 02Lightly grease a 9x13 or other baking pan or cookie sheet.
3. 03Place the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a medium size bowl.
4. 04Place the slices of butter into the bowl.
5. 05Using clean hands, or a pastry cutter, cut the butter into the dry mixture until the pieces of butter are small and about the size of peas or similar to grated cheese pieces.
6. 06Add 3/4 cup cold buttermilk to the mixture.
7. 07Fold the buttermilk and flour-butter mixture together. Do not stir, just fold until the flour is absorbed.
8. 08If the mixture is too dry, add a couple tablespoons of additional buttermilk.
9. 09Dump the mixture out onto a clean, floured surface.

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