These aren’t your average buttermilk biscuits. This Sage Browned Butter Biscuits recipe is the ultimate savory bake. Using browned butter infused with sage to create flaky, fluffy layers and cold buttermilk for a tangy richness, these biscuits are a perfect side for any meal. Top the golden-brown rounds with flaked sea salt and slather with softened butter for a beautiful, tasty finish. Find our tutorial for browning butter here.
Sage Browned Butter Biscuits
Ingredients
- 1¼ cups (284 grams) unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon (4 grams) packed fresh sage leaves
- 3¾ cups (469 grams) all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons (24 grams) granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon (15 grams) baking powder
- 1 tablespoon (9 grams) kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon (2 grams) garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 grams) baking soda
- 1 cup (240 grams) cold whole buttermilk
- 1 large egg, (50 grams), lightly beaten
- 1 tablespoon (15 grams) water
- Flaked sea salt , to taste
- Softened butter , to serve
Instructions
- In a light-colored medium saucepan, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add sage, and cook, stirring frequently, until milk solids at bottom have turned a deep amber color and butter is fragrant, 8 to 10 minutes. Pour into a shallow heatproof baking dish, and refrigerate until solid, at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In the work bowl of a food processor, pulse flour, sugar, baking powder, kosher salt, garlic powder, and baking soda until combined. Add firm browned butter, and pulse just until butter resembles small peas and mixture is crumbly. Add cold buttermilk, and pulse until a shaggy dough forms.
- Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface. (Dough will be crumbly and almost dry.) Pat dough into a rectangle about 1 inch thick, and cut into fourths. Stack fourths on top of each other and pat down into a rectangle. Repeat procedure 3 times. Pat or roll dough to ¾-inch thickness. Using a 2-inch round cutter dipped in flour, cut dough without twisting cutter, rerolling scraps as necessary. (To reroll scraps, stack pieces on top of each other, and pat to ¾-inch thickness.). Place 2 inches apart on prepared pan. Refrigerate until cold, about 10 minutes.
- In a small bowl, whisk together egg and 1 tablespoon (15 grams) water. Brush biscuits with egg wash, and season with sea salt.
- Bake until golden brown, 15 to 18 minutes. Serve warm with softened butter.
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What happens to the sage after the butter is browned? I assume it’s thrown out, but I don’t want to assume anything. Do you remove the sage from the brown butter before chilling or leave it in? Do you add the sage to the food processor with the other ingredients? Thanks for your help.
Hi Rebecca! The sage is put into the food processor with the browned butter. If you want to remove it you can. Or, if mixing by hand, you can chop it before adding it to the butter. Let us know if you have other questions!
How far in advance can I make this dough?