Cornmeal Biscuits
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup plus 1 teaspoon yellow cornmeal
- 1 1/2 teaspoons double-acting baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/2 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into bits
- 6 tablespoons half-and-half
- In a bowl stir together the flour, 1/4 cup of the cornmeal, the baking powder, the sugar, and the salt, add the butter, and blend the mixture until it resembles coarse meal.
- Add the half-and-half and stir the mixture until it just forms a sticky dough.
- Gather the dough into a ball, knead it gently 6 times on a lightly floured surface, and roll or pat it out 1/2 inch thick.
- Cut out 6 rounds with a 2 1/2-inch cutter dipped in flour and transfer them to an ungreased baking sheet.
- Sprinkle the remaining 1 teaspoon cornmeal over the tops of the rounds and bake the biscuits in the middle of a preheated 450F.
- oven for 12 to 14 minutes, or until they are golden.
flour, yellow cornmeal, doubleacting baking powder, sugar, salt, cold unsalted butter
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/cornmeal-biscuits-12838 (may not work)