Basic Cornmeal Biscuit
2 cups Cornmeal -- any color 1 1/2 cups Flour 1/4 teaspoon Salt 1 tablespoon Sugar 1 pinch Cayenne pepper 2 teaspoons Baking powder 1 teaspoon Baking soda 4 tablespoons Butter 1 Eg...
Ingredients
- 2cups cornmeal -- any color
- 11/2 cups flour
- 1/4teaspoonsalt
- 1tablespoonsugar
- 1pinchcayenne pepper
- 2teaspoons baking powder
- 1teaspoonbaking soda
- 4tablespoons butter
Directions
- 1
2 cups Cornmeal -- any color 1 1/2 cups Flour 1/4 teaspoon Salt 1 tablespoon Sugar 1 pinch Cayenne pepper 2 teaspoons Baking powder 1 teaspo
- 2
In a food processor or large bowl,mix 1 1/2 cups of the cornmeal with the flour, salt, sugar, cayenne pepper,baking powder and baking soda
- 3
Cut the butter into the dry ingredients until the whole mixture is the texture of cornmeal
- 4
Seperately mix the egg with the buttermilk,and stir all but 2 tbs.of this liquid into the dry mixture
- 5
Mix just enough to make a uniformly moistened dough
- 6
Dust a clean board with half the remaining cornmeal,and turn the dough out onto the floured surface.Sprinkle the top with the remaining corn
- 7
Cut with a 2" or 3" biscuit cutter,and place bbiscuits close together on a greased cookie sheet.Brush top of the biscuits with the reserved