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Brown Sugar Buttermilk Biscuits

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Brown sugar buttermilk biscuits in a pan brushed with butter.
Photo by Brittany Conerly

The first time I ever had these brown sugar buttermilk biscuits was at my Aunt Sara Mae’s house. But I found out later on that the recipe wasn’t hers: It was one that my great-grandmother Elizabeth Howard passed down to Nana Browne and then to her children. So while biscuits may seem like a simple thing, they speak directly to my heritage. And when I prepare them, I imagine all the hands that made them before me.

However this recipe originally came into being—whether Elizabeth was the creator or someone before her—it makes me happy to know I’m keeping a family tradition alive many generations later. And it brings me even greater joy to share this recipe with the world. It’s like I’m opening my heart or extending my hand in friendship. I’ve often said that bread is love. And these buttermilk biscuits are the embodiment of that.

This recipe was excerpted from ‘Homage’ by Chris Scott. Buy the full book on Amazon.

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