Buttermilk-Cornmeal Biscuits
Yield
12 servingsPrep
20 minCook
12 minReady
32 minIngredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
1 ½ | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
½ | cup |
cornmeal
|
|
2 | teaspoons |
sugar
|
|
2 | teaspoons |
baking powder
|
|
½ | teaspoon |
baking soda
|
|
½ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
¼ | cup |
butter
cut into small pieces and chilled |
|
¾ | cup |
buttermilk
non fat, plus 2 tablespoons |
|
nonstick cooking spray
|
* | ||
1 | large |
egg whites
lightly beaten |
* |
Ingredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
355 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
118 | ml |
cornmeal
|
|
1E+1 | ml |
sugar
|
|
1E+1 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
2.5 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
2.5 | ml |
salt
|
|
59 | ml |
butter
cut into small pieces and chilled |
|
177 | ml |
buttermilk
non fat, plus 2 tablespoons |
|
1 | x |
nonstick cooking spray
|
* |
1 | each |
egg whites
lightly beaten |
* |
Directions
Combine flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, and soda in a large bowl; cut in butter with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal.
Add buttermilk; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened.
On a lightly floured surface, knead dough 5 or 6 times.
Roll dough to ½ inch thickness; cut with a 2½ inch biscuit cutter.
Place on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray.
Brush tops with egg white.
Bake at 450F for 12 minutes or until golden.
Sever warm biscuits with jam and cream if desired.