Basic Cornmeal Biscuit

Basic Cornmeal Biscuit

12 Preparation Time :

Categories : Breakfast

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -- -- --

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 Egg -- lightly beaten

1 1/4 cups Buttermilk

Spray shortening

Preheat oven to 425

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. Cut the butter into the dry ingredients until the

whole mixture is the texture of cornmeal. Seperately mix the egg with the

buttermilk,and stir all but 2 tbs.of this liquid into the dry mixture. Mix

just enough to make a uniformly moistened dough. Dust a clean board with half

the remaining cornmeal,and turn

the dough out onto the floured surface.Sprinkle the top with

the remaining cornmeal,and with flowered hands,gently push the dough into a

1/2 thick. 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 buttermilk egg mixture.Bake in the preheated oven until

puffed and brown,about 12 minutes.Cool for a few minutes before serving.Yields

about 1 dozen biscuits. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -