Martha Says These Buttermilk Biscuits Are the Best She's Ever Made

Ingredients

• 4 cups flour all-purpose plus more for kneading
• 4 teaspoons double-acting baking powder 
• 1 tablespoon sugar 
• 1 teaspoon coarse salt 
• 1 teaspoon baking soda 
• 1 cup butter unsalted chilled cut into ½-inch pieces, (2 sticks)
• 1.5 cups buttermilk plus more for brushing tops well

Equipment

Directions

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