Ingredients:

  • 250g all-purpose flour, chilled
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp fine sea salt
  • 115g unsalted butter, frozen and grated
  • 180ml cold whole buttermilk
  • 2 tbsp salted butter, melted
  • 1 tsp honey
  • Cooking oil spray (avocado or grapeseed)

Instructions:

  1. Put your 115g of unsalted butter in the freezer for at least 30 minutes before starting.
  2. In a large bowl, combine the 250g chilled flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  3. Use a box grater to shred the frozen butter directly into the flour mixture. Toss gently with a fork until the butter is coated.
  4. Pour the 180ml cold buttermilk into the center and stir until a shaggy dough forms. Stop mixing as soon as the flour is moistened.
  5. Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface. Pat it into a rectangle, fold it in half, turn it 90 degrees, and repeat 4 times.
  6. Pat the dough to a 2.5 cm thickness and use a 6 cm cutter to stamp out 8 biscuits. Remember: Do not twist the cutter.
  7. Set your air fryer to 200°C and lightly spray the basket with avocado oil.
  8. Place biscuits in the basket, leaving 2 cm of space between them. Cook for 5 minutes until they have doubled in height.
  9. Brush the tops with the mixture of melted butter and 1 tsp honey. Cook for another 3 minutes until the tops are mahogany and crackling.
  10. Tap the side of a biscuit; it should sound slightly hollow and the edges should look dry and flaky.