Cornmeal Biscuit Dough Food

CORNMEAL BUTTERMILK BISCUITS

Steps:

• Set a rack in the center of the oven and preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with two layers of parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, and salt. Rub 2 tablespoons of the butter into the flour mixture with your fingertips, until it is completely incorporated. Work the remaining butter into the flour until it's in even, pea-sizes pieces. Gently stir in the buttermilk to make a loose dough.
• Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface. Pat the dough into a 1/2-inch-thick rectangle. Fold the dough in thirds like a business letter. Pat the dough into a 5 by 8-inch rectangle about 3/4 inch thick. Use a 2- to 3-inch round cutter to make 6 biscuits, and put biscuits on the prepared baking sheet. Press together the scraps of dough, cut 2 more biscuits, and place them on the baking sheet.
• Bake until the tops are lightly browned, about 15 minutes. Cool slightly on a rack before serving.

CORNMEAL BISCUITS

Steps:

• Whisk 1 1/3 cups flour, 1/3 cup cornmeal, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt and a pinch of cayenne. Work in 6 tablespoons diced cold butter with your fingers until crumbly. Stir in 2/3 cup half-and-half and 1 tablespoon honey; let sit 5 minutes. Pat into a 1/2-inch-thick square on a floured surface and cut into 8 pieces; shape into rounds and brush with half-and-half. Bake at 425 degrees F on a parchment-lined baking sheet until golden, 12 to 15 minutes.

CORNMEAL BISCUIT DOUGH

Steps:

• Mix flour, cornmeal, baking powder, salt and sugar in a bowl or in food processor. Either cut in butter using fingertips or a fork to make a crumbly mixture, or add butter to processor and pulse until crumbly.
• Beat egg and buttermilk or yogurt together and stir in, mixing to make a very soft dough. Add 1 to 2 more tablespoons of buttermilk, if needed, to hold the dough together.

EASY CORNMEAL BISCUITS

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients. Pre-heat oven to 425 F.
• Put a metal mixing bowl in the freezer. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or leave it ungreased.
• Take the bowl out of the freezer. Sift the flour, baking powder, salt, and cornmeal into the mixing bowl. Sifting the dry ingredients helps ensure there are no lumps clogging up the dough.
• With a pastry blender or fork, cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• Add milk to the first mixture and stir with a metal spoon just until dry ingredients are moistened.
• Knead just a few times on a floured surface, or until you have a cohesive dough. Don't overwork the dough.
• Pat or gently roll out about to a thickness of about 3/4 of an inch. Cut the biscuits out with a 2-inch biscuit cutter.
• Place on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes.

CORNMEAL BISCUIT FANS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt.
• Cut in the shortening until the mixture is crumbly and the shortening is in very small lumps. ( I do this quickly in the food processor, then dump the ingredients into a bowl to mix in the wet ingredients.).
• Slowly add the milk and stir with a fork until the dough begins to come together. Start with just 1/2 cup of the milk -- you might not need all of the milk. The dough should be soft but not at all wet.
• Combine a little flour and cornmeal, 2 or 3 Tbs. of each, for dusting your work surface and rolling pin. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and roll it out to a rectangle, 1/4-inch thick. It will be about 14" x 6", roughly. Be sure to keep dusting the dough and rolling pin with flour/cornmeal as you go to keep it from sticking.
• Brush the surface of the rectangle with melted butter.
• Cut the rectangle into long strips, about 1 1/2" wide. Stack 6 or 7 strips on top of each other, and then cut the stacks into 2" pieces. Place the 2" stacks on their sides into the wells of a greased muffin tin.
• Brush the tops of the stacks with more melted better and sprinkle with flaky sea salt (optional!). Bake for about 12 minutes or until the tops just begin to brown.
• Remove from the oven, brush with butter, if desired, and let cool slightly. Serve (and eat!) warm.

CORNMEAL BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Cover a baking sheet with foil.
• Combine flour, cornmeal, baking powder, salt, cayenne pepper and sugar in a food processor and process to blend. Add the butter and pulse until the mixture is uniformly crumbly. Transfer to a mixing bowl.
• Mix the egg and buttermilk together. Using a fork or your fingertips, lightly stir them into the dry ingredients so the mixture can be gathered together to form a ball of soft dough. Turn out onto a lightly floured board.
• Pat the dough until it is uniformly one-half-inch thick or a shade thicker. Cut into one-and-one-half-inch rounds. You can re-form the scraps and cut those. Place the dough rounds on the baking sheet and bake until medium brown on the bottom and just beginning to brown on top, about 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and serve, or allow to cool, then warm before serving.