Biscuit or scone? You have to decide that for yourself. I always thought biscuits were made with buttermilk and scones were made with heavy cream, and never the two shall meet. Maybe it’s all in the way you cut them? I don’t care what you call these, they are amazing. I dare you to eat one and not smile.

These lovely little pillows of happiness and joy have a habit of making me smile. They seem to have the same effect on my family. The only problem I have found with baking these is how fast they are gone. I really need to start making a double batch! Go ahead and preheat your oven to 425 degrees.

This recipe is easy to pop together in a mixer but it is also super doable in a bowl and two hands. We start out by adding the flour and other dry ingredients into the bowl. Give it a whirl to stir it all together.

To the flour, go ahead and put in the baking powder, baking soda, salt, sugar, and orange zest.

If you need a rule of thumb for the orange zest, one orange will typically yield one tablespoon of zest. Don’t waste that orange! Pop that naked orange in a plastic bag and store it in the fridge or freezer until you need some juice OR eat it while you wait for your yummy biscuits to finish up in the oven.

Cold butter seems to work best for this recipe. One stick of butter or one half cup of butter, it’s all the same thing. Just make sure you cut it into chunks so it will blend better. Just work the butter in until the mixture looks crumbly. It won’t take long. If you are making these by hand, use a fork and keep going until all the big chunks become small little crumbles. Want to really make these special? You can throw in a cup of dried cranberries at this point and thank me later.

Time to add the buttermilk! Pour the buttermilk in slowly as the mixer is going so you don’t splash it all out. You only want to mix until the dough comes together.

With clean hands and a lightly floured dough board, knead the dough a few times – five or six times should do. You just want to make sure it is all together and smooth. Don’t work too hard or you’ll make them tough.

Roll it, and pat it, and mark it with a Bee! Or, just form it into a round shape that is about an inch and a half thick.

Cut eight rectangles with a knife or cut round biscuits. You do you.

Brush tops with milk and sprinkle with sugar.

Bake for 13-15 minutes or until tops are a light golden brown. Serve warm. I bet you end up eating more than one!

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