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- Step 1:Freeze the butter, grate it, and store it in the freezer until ready to use. Save 5 tbsp for later.Step 2:Sift and mix all the dry ingredients in a mixing bowl. Add the shredded butter to the bowl, and place it in the freezer for 5 minutes. Step 3:Remove from the freezer and mix with a spatula, and avoid over-handling. Slowly work in the buttermilk. Fold it all using a spatula or with your hands.Step 4:To create the layers we all desire, lay the dough on a floured surface and carefully shape it into a rectangle about 5x8 inches.Fold the dough like a letter, folding one side, then the other, and roll it out with a dough pin or press it down by hand. I made these by hand by carefully folding and flattening the dough. Make sure to coat your hands with flour.Repeat the last step - 4 or 5x.Finally, form the dough into a 5x5 square and put it in the freezer for 10 minutes.Step 5:Melt the butter and set it on the side—Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.Step 6:Remove the dough from the freezer and lay it flat on a surface. With a floured chef's knife (this will prevent you from losing the layers you worked hard for), cut the borders off with a chef's knife and put them to the side. You want to see the layers on the edges of the dough. This will allow the biscuit to rise.Once again, please carefully coat the knife with flour, and cut it into nine even pieces or less if you'd like.Step 7:Place parchment paper on a baking sheet, place all nine pieces on the baking sheet, and brush with melted butter.Bake for 25 minutes at 400° degrees. Rotate halfway through. Honey Butter (Double this recipe to save the mixture for later)Add the remaining butter (or 4 tbsp) to a pot and melt on low heat. Add the room-temperature honey and mix well with the pastry brush. If desired, add a pinch of cinnamon.Step 8:After 25 minutes, remove the freshly baked biscuits from the oven, place them on a baking rack, brush the honey butter mix with the pastry brush on the biscuits, and serve!Enjoy! :)