Flaky Biscuits
These flakey buttery biscuits are so easy to make you'll want them all the time.

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, salt, and baking soda.
3. Using a pastry cutter or a fork or your fingertips, cut the cold butter into the flour mixture until pebble-sized shucks of butter remain.
4. Add the buttermilk and mix until just combined. DO NOT OVERMIX
5. Dump the dough onto a floured counter, parchment paper, or silicone mat.
6. Pat out to a 1 inch rectangle and divide in half.
7. Stack the 2 halves and pat back out to 1 inch.
8. Repeat steps 5 and 6 one more time, remembering to work quickly and not overwork the dough.
9. Pat out to 1 inch and, using a round cookie cutter 2 inches in diameter, cut out biscuits, pressing down and straight back up. DO NOT twist, as this will seal the layers and prevent the biscuits from rising properly.
10. Press any scraps together and cut the remaining biscuits.
11. Place biscuits on an ungreased cookie sheet. For a higher rise, allow the biscuits to chill in the fridge for 30 minutes prior to baking.
12. Brush the tops of the biscuits with buttermilk and bake in a preheated oven for 10-15 minutes or until puffed up and golden brown on the tops.