Tall and Fluffy Mile-High Whole Wheat Buttermilk Biscuits

Name: Tall and Fluffy Mile-High Whole Wheat Buttermilk Biscuits
Ingredients: , Nonstick cooking spray; 1 1/2 cups, unbleached all-purpose flour (7 1/2 ounces/213 grams); 1/2 cup, whole-wheat flour (2 1/2 ounces/71 grams); 1 tablespoon, double-acting baking powder; 1 tablespoon, granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon, table salt; 1/2 teaspoon, baking soda; 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter (cold), cut into 1/4-inch cubes; 1 1/2 cups, buttermilk cold, preferably low-fat; 1 cup, unbleached all-purpose flour (5 ounces/142 grams), distributed in rimmed baking sheet; 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted

Desserts or Baked Goods
Quick Breads
Holiday
Thanksgiving

Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 2005

Tall, fluffy, and tangy, drop biscuits are the holy grail of biscuit making, but they require just the right mix of ingredients and technique.

SERVES Makes 12 biscuits

TIME 55 minutes

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