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Cornmeal-Crusted Buttermilk Biscuits

Reggie Dwork <reggie@jeff-and-reggie.com>
Fri, 05 Apr 2013 23:11:51 -0700
v113.n013.4
* Exported from MasterCook *

                    Biscuits, Cornmeal-Crusted Buttermilk

Recipe By     :
Serving Size  : 12    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Biscuits/Crackers/Crisps        Bread-Bakers Mailing List

    Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
    2 1/2           cups  flour
    1         tablespoon  baking powder
    1           teaspoon  salt
       1/2      teaspoon  baking soda
    1         tablespoon  sugar
       1/2           cup  cold unsalted butter -- or fresh lard, cut 
into cubes, plus butter for tops of biscuits
    1                cup  buttermilk -- to 1 1/4C
    1                cup  cornmeal -- or polenta

1.   Preheat oven to 500F.  Whisk flour, baking powder, salt, baking 
soda, and sugar together in a large bowl.

2.   Add lard and rub into flour mixture with your fingertips, or use 
two knives to cut it in, until flour looks like fine meal with some 
pea-size lumps.

3.   Make a well in flour mixture and pour in 1C buttermilk.  Blend 
flour into buttermilk with your fingers.  Mixture should be quite 
moist; add a little more buttermilk if you need to (with lard, it's likely).

4.   Spread half the cornmeal on a work surface and turn biscuit 
dough onto cornmeal.  Sprinkle with rest of cornmeal and pat into a 
10" round, pressing in the cornmeal.  Grease a large cast iron skillet.*

5.   Cut dough into 12 wedges.  Using a spatula, transfer wedges to 
pan, spaced slightly apart so edges get crisp.  Top each biscuit with 
a dab of butter.

6.   Bake until golden, 20 - 25 min.

*Order fresh lard from your butcher, or buy at a farmers' 
market.  You can also bake biscuits on a baking sheet, spaced a 
little apart, if you like.

Make Ahead:  Through step 5, 2 hrs.

Description:
    "These can be shaped ahead and baked at the last minute."
Source:
    "Sunset, Dec 2012"
Start to Finish Time:
    "0:45"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 218 Calories; 8g Fat (34.4% 
calories from fat); 4g Protein; 31g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 
21mg Cholesterol; 375mg Sodium.  Exchanges: 2 Grain(Starch); 0 
Non-Fat Milk; 1 1/2 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.