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Cornmeal Biscuits
Cornmeal Biscuits combine yellow or white cornmeal with buttermilk, honey, and all-purpose flour to create a rustic biscuit with a tender crumb and slight sweetness. Cold butter is incorporated for flakiness, and the dough is shaped and baked into round biscuits with a golden crust. This recipe suits those looking for a classic, textured biscuit with a hint of corn flavor.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings:
10
biscuits
Calories:
295 kcal
Course:
Bread
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
biscuits
- 1 cup yellow cornmeal or white cornmeal
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 Tbsp honey
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 Tbsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 12 Tbsp unsalted butter cold, cut in pieces
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 450F
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Whisk the cornmeal, buttermilk and honey together in a bowl and set aside.
- Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt to the bowl of a processor and pulse to combine.
- Add in the cold butter pieces and pulse about 10 times until the mixture resembles a coarse meal.
- Add the buttermilk/cornmeal mixture to the machine.
- Pulse/process the mixture just enough to bring the dough together into large clumps. Add a little more buttermilk if the dough seems too dry.
- Turn out onto a floured surface and bring together into one lump. Add in a little extra flour if it’s too wet. Note: if the dough is a bit dry or crumbly at this point I will wrap it in plastic and let it sit on the counter for about 15 minutes to allow it to hydrate.
- Pat or roll dough into a 9" round, about an inch thick. Cut out biscuits with a 2 1/2 inch biscuit cutter. Reforming the dough as necessary.
- Bake for 5 minutes, until they just start to rise, and then turn down the heat to 400F, and bake for another 8 to 10 minutes, until golden.
- Cool on a rack.
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Notes
- Use a buttermilk substitute by mixing 1 tablespoon lemon juice or vinegar with whole milk, letting it sit for 15 minutes before using.
Nutrition Information
Calories
295kcal
(15%)
Carbohydrates
34g
(11%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
16g
(25%)
Saturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
39mg
(13%)
Sodium
317mg
(13%)
Potassium
237mg
(5%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
459IU
(9%)
Vitamin C
0.01mg
(0%)
Calcium
89mg
(9%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10 biscuits
Amount Per Serving
Calories 295
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 295kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 34g | 11% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 16g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 39mg | 13% |
| Sodium | 317mg | 13% |
| Potassium | 237mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 459IU | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 0.01mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 89mg | 9% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.