Just realized I've been making my grandma's biscuit recipe wrong for years

I was making my grandma's buttermilk biscuits for a family dinner last weekend, and my aunt was watching me. I was cutting the cold butter into the flour with my fingers, like I always do, because I thought that was the 'rustic' way she did it. My aunt just smiled and said, 'Honey, she always used a box grater to shred frozen butter right into the flour. That's why hers were so flaky.' I felt so silly! I'd been working the butter too much with my warm hands this whole time, which is probably why my biscuits were sometimes a bit tough. I tried her method with a frozen stick of butter and the dough came together so much better. The biscuits were perfect, just like I remember from her kitchen. Has anyone else had a family recipe tip that completely changed how you make something?

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hill.sarah4h ago

The frozen butter trick is a total game changer, right? I keep a stick in the freezer just for biscuits now. That cold butter melts in the oven and makes all those flaky layers you want.