At Uptown Eats in St. Petersburg with biscuits in the oven

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Uptown Eats owner Dan Schmidt makes hot buttermilk biscuits in thirty minutes.

From frittatas to biscuits, Uptown Eats is a from-scratch kitchen — including those hot buttermilk biscuits.

Schmidt offers a biscuit recipe that takes 30 minutes: 10 for prep and 20 for baking.

Buttermilk Biscuits

Ingredients:

4 cups all-purpose flour

4.5 tsp baking powder

1.5 tsp baking soda

1 tsp sugar

1 tsp salt

2 cups very cold buttermilk

1 cup (2 sticks) melted, but not hot unsalted butter

plus 1 tbsp melted butter for brushing top of biscuits

Method:

Melt 1 cup (2 sticks) of unsalted butter and let cool

1. Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat to 450 degrees.

2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper (if using) to prevent sticking.

3. In a large mixing b