Cornmeal Biscuits

Name: Cornmeal Biscuits
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 36
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 237 milliliters butter, cut up; 473 milliliters buttermilk; 59 milliliters milk; 946 milliliters self-rising flour; 118 milliliters yellow cornmeal

Cornmeal Biscuits might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 113 calories, 2g of protein, and 6g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 36. A mixture of butter, buttermilk, self-rising flour, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. This recipe is typical of Southern cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Combine flour and cornmeal in a large bowl; cut in butter with a pastry blender or fork until crumbly.

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Cornmeal

Butter

All Purpose Flour

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Blender

Bowl

Add buttermilk, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened.

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Buttermilk

Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface; knead 2 to 3 times.

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Dough

Pat or roll dough to a 1/2-inch thickness, and cut with a 2-inch round cutter.

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Dough

Roll

Place on lightly greased baking sheets. Reroll remaining dough, and proceed as directed.

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Dough

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Baking Sheet

Brush tops with milk.

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Milk

Bake at 425 for 13 to 15 minutes or until golden.

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Oven

*White cornmeal may be substituted.

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White Cornmeal

Note: For testing purposes only, we used Pillsbury Self-Rising Flour.

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Self Rising Flour

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Servings:

237milliliters

butter, cut up 473milliliters

buttermilk 59milliliters

milk 946milliliters

self-rising flour 118milliliters

yellow cornmeal

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern works really well with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. You could try J.J. Prum Graacher Himmelreich Spatlese Riesling. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.2 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 56 dollars per bottle.