4.8 from 90 votes
Masa Harina Biscuits
These tender fluffy masa harina biscuits are everything! They're kind of a cross between a classic biscuit and a corn muffin, and the perfect accompaniment to chilis, soups, and stews of all sorts.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 12 biscuits
Calories: 233 kcal
Course:
Bread
Cuisine:
Mexican-American Fusion
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups cold cultured buttermilk
- 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 cold salted butter, 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.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
233kcal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
26g
(9%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
13g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
33mg
(11%)
Sodium
271mg
(11%)
Potassium
186mg
(5%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
411IU
(8%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
92mg
(9%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12biscuits
Amount Per Serving
Calories 233
% 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.