Orange Cornmeal Biscuits Food

ORANGE CORNMEAL BISCUITS

Steps:

• Line 2 baking sheets with baking parchment.Beat the butter and icing sugar together with an electric whisk until pale and fluffy, add the vanilla extract and orange zest and beat again until combined.
• Mix the flour and cornmeal together and add to the butter mixture, beat gently, then bring the mixture together with your hands into a stiff dough, it will be quite crumbly, knead very gently for a few seconds just enough to form it into a smooth ball.
• Roll out on a lightly floured surface to about 5mm thick and cut out biscuits using a 6cm plain round cutter (or cutter of your choice), place on the baking sheets and chill in the fridge for 1 hour, or the freezer for 20-30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/gas mark 4.Bake the biscuits in batches, one tray at a time, for 10-15 minutes until golden. As soon as they come out of the oven, sprinkle with a little sugar then transfer to a wire rack to cool.

CORNMEAL BISCUITS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar. Using your fingers or a pastry cutter, cut butter into flour mixture. Using a wooden spoon, stir in 3/4 cup buttermilk until the mixture holds together.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. On a lightly floured work surface, roll out dough to a 1-inch thickness. Using a 2-inch-round cookie cutter or a drinking glass, cut out eight rounds, and place on prepared parchment; discard scraps of dough. Brush tops of biscuits with remaining tablespoon buttermilk. Bake until golden and puffy, about 12 minutes. If desired, spread with butter or honey. Serve warm.

CORNMEAL BISCUITS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In a small bowl, combine sour cream and egg; add to dry ingredients just until moistened. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead 8-10 times., Pat or roll out to 1/2-in. thickness; cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. biscuit cutter. Place 2 in. apart on a greased baking sheet. Brush with butter. Bake at 425° for 8-12 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.

CORNMEAL BISCUITS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450.
• Cut butter into flour, cornmeal, baking powder, sugar, and salt with pastry blender until mixture resembles fine crumbs.
• Stir in milk until dough leaves side of bowl (dough will be soft and sticky).
• Turn dough onto lightly floured surface.
• Knead lightly 10 times.
• Roll or pat 1/2 inch thick.
• Cut with floured 2 1/2" round cutter.
• Place on ungreased cookie sheet about 1 inch apart for crusty sides, touching for soft sides.
• Sprinkle cornmeal lightly over biscuits.
• Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until golden brown.
• Remove from cookie sheet immediately.

ORANGE BISCUITS

Steps:

• Combine flour, baking powder, 2 teaspoons sugar, and salt in a mixing bowl.
• Cut in butter until the mixture is crumbly. Make a well in the center and add orange peel, orange juice, and milk. Stir until dough just clings together.
• Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead 10-12 strokes. Roll or pat dough to 1/2" thickness. Cut with a 2-1/2" biscuit cutter.
• Put biscuits onto a greased baking sheet. Brush tops with orange juice and sprinkle with sugar.
• Bake at 450 degrees for 12-15 minutes.

ORANGE CORNMEAL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Brush bottom and sides of an 8-inch round cake pan with oil; line bottom with a round of wax or parchment paper, and brush paper with oil.
• In a large bowl, whisk together oil, eggs, 1 cup sugar, and wine until smooth. Add flour, cornmeal, baking powder, salt, and orange zest; whisk gently to combine.
• Pour batter into prepared pan; sprinkle top evenly with remaining 1/3 cup sugar (topping will be thick). Bake until cake begins to pull away from sides of pan and a tester inserted in center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes.
• Cool in pan 20 minutes. Run a knife around edge of cake; invert cake gently onto a plate, and remove parchment paper. Reinvert cake onto a rack to cool completely. Serve with orange segments, if desired.

ORANGE CORNMEAL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat sugar and oil until blended. Beat in eggs, yogurt, orange juice and zest. In another bowl, whisk flour, cornmeal, baking powder, salt and baking soda; gradually beat into sugar mixture. Pour into a greased 9-in. springform pan. Place pan on a baking sheet., Bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs, 40-45 minutes., Meanwhile for glaze, in a microwave-safe bowl, combine sugar, orange juice and butter; microwave on high 2-3 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds. Place cake on a wire rack. Slowly drizzle 1/2 cup glaze over warm cake; let stand 5 minutes. Slowly drizzle remaining glaze over cake; loosen sides from pan with a knife. Cool completely in pan. Cover and let stand overnight. Remove rim from pan. Serve with whipped cream and, if desired, orange zest.

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.

PEACHES AND CREAM SHORTCAKES WITH CORNMEAL-ORANGE BISCUITS

Steps:

• For biscuits:
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Line large baking sheet with parchment paper. Mix 1/4 cup sugar and orange peel in small bowl, mashing peel with back of spoon until mixture is pale orange.
• Whisk flour, cornmeal, brown sugar, baking powder, and salt in large bowl. Add butter; rub in with fingertips until mixture forms coarse meal. Add 2/3 cup milk; stir with fork until dough is evenly moistened, adding more milk by tablespoonfuls if dry. Drop dough by 1/3 cupfuls onto prepared sheet, forming 8 mounds and spacing 1 1/2 inches apart. Using fingertips, flatten each biscuit to 2-inch round. Sprinkle with orange sugar.
• Bake biscuits until golden brown and tester inserted into centers comes out clean, about 18 minutes; transfer to rack. (Can be made 8 hours ahead. Cool completely. Store airtight at room temperature.)
• For filling:
• Toss peaches, 1/3 cup sugar, and vanilla in large bowl; let stand 15 minutes, tossing occasionally.
• Using electric mixer, beat cream and sugar in medium bowl until peaks form.
• Using serrated knife, cut each biscuit horizontally in half. Place bottom halves on plates. Spoon peaches and their juices onto each biscuit. Top with whipped cream and biscuit tops.

PEACHES AND CREAM SHORTCAKES WITH CORNMEAL-ORANGE BISCUITS

Steps:

• For biscuits: Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Line large baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Mix 1/4 cup sugar and orange peel in small bowl, mashing peel with back of spoon until mixture is pale orange.
• Whisk flour, cornmeal, brown sugar, baking powder, and salt in large bowl.
• Add butter; rub in with fingertips until mixture forms coarse meal.
• Add 2/3 cup milk; stir with fork until dough is evenly moistened, adding more milk by tablespoonfuls if dry.
• Drop dough by 1/3 cupfuls onto prepared sheet, forming 8 mounds and spacing 1 1/2 inches apart.
• Using fingertips, flatten each biscuit to 2-inch round.
• Sprinkle with orange sugar.
• Bake biscuits until golden brown and tester inserted into centers comes out clean, about 18 minutes; transfer to rack.
• (Can be made 8 hours ahead. Cool completely. Store airtight at room temperature.) For filling: Toss peaches, 1/3 cup sugar, and vanilla in large bowl; let stand 15 minutes, tossing occasionally.
• Using electric mixer, beat cream and sugar in medium bowl until peaks form.
• Using serrated knife, cut each biscuit horizontally in half.
• Place bottom halves on plates.
• Spoon peaches and their juices onto each biscuit.
• Top with whipped cream and biscuit tops.