Love Me Tender Biscuits

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat oven to 450F.
2. 2
   Place the 1 1/2 cups cake flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar in a medium mixing bowl and mix well with a fork.
3. 3
   Add the cold butter pats and work into flour with a pastry blender until a coarse meal is achieved.
4. 4
   Add the 1/2 cup buttermilk and egg yolk and mix with a fork.
5. 5
   The dough should come together.
6. 6
   If it seems dry, add a little more buttermilk until the dough comes together.
7. 7
   Turn out/Transfer the dough to a board that has been dusted with the 3 Tbsp cake flour.
8. 8
   Knead 12-15 turns, incorporating a bit of the flour with each turn.
9. 9
   Discard any excess flour.
10. 10
    Shape dough in to a ball an flatten with your fingers/palm to a 7 1/2 inch circle.
11. 11
    Cut like a pizza in 8ths.
12. 12
    Transfer biscuits to a baking tray and leave room for spreading out.
13. 13
    Brush the tops of biscuits with some softened unsalted butter, using a pastry brush.
14. 14
    Bake biscuits on the center rack of oven for 12-14 minutes.
15. 15
    Serve hot from the oven.
16. 16
    These biscuits reheat better than any others I have made (in a 350F oven until well warmed).