Masa Harina Biscuits
User Reviews
4.8
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
15 mins
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Total Time
25 mins
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Servings
12 biscuits
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Calories
233 kcal
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Course
Bread
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Cuisine
Mexican-American Fusion
Masa Harina Biscuits
Description
This recipe uses masa harina mixed with all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, pulsed with cold butter in a food processor to create a coarse, crumbly dough. The addition of buttermilk and honey brings moisture and a subtle sweetness with tang. After mixing, the dough is gently brought together and rolled or patted out to about an inch thick, then cut with a round cutter to form biscuits.
Baking at 425°F for approximately 15 minutes yields biscuits that are soft inside with slightly crisp edges without significant browning. They don't develop a strong crust color, so timing is crucial to avoid overbaking. Serving these hot emphasizes their fresh, tender crumb and corn-inflected flavor, making them a unique alternative to regular buttermilk biscuits.
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups buttermilk cold, cultured
- 1 Tbsp honey
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup masa harina
- 1 Tbsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 12 Tbsp butter cold, salted, cut in pieces
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425F
- Mix the buttermilk and honey and set aside.
- Put the dry ingredients (flour, masa harina, baking powder, baking soda, and salt) in the bowl of the food processor and pulse to combine.
- Add the cold butter, in pieces, to the machine.
- Pulse in the cold butter, about 25 pulses, to combine and create a coarse crumbly mixture.
- Slowly add in the buttermilk, while pulsing, until the dough comes together.
- Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and bring the dough together, adding a little flour if it's too wet and to prevent sticking.
- Pat or roll to about 1 inch thick and cut into biscuits. I used a 2 1/2 inch round biscuit cutter. You'll get about 10+ biscuits. Note: it helps to flour the edges of the biscuit cutter between cuts to prevent sticking.
- Place them on parchment paper or a Silpat liner and bake at 425 for about 15 minutes. They don't get brown, so don't overcook waiting for them to take on color.
- Serve hot out of the oven (my preference!) with butter or honey.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 12biscuits
Amount Per Serving
Calories 233 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 233kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 26g | 9% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 33mg | 11% |
| Sodium | 271mg | 11% |
| Potassium | 186mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 411IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 92mg | 9% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.8
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