Cornmeal Buttermilk Biscuits

Course Bread, Breakfast, Side Dish

Cuisine American, Southern

Keyword cornmeal-biscuits, cornmeal-biscuits-recipe, cornmeal-buttermilk-biscuits, southern-cornmeal-biscuits

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Servings servings

Calories 222kcal

Preheat oven to 425°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
In a large bowl, use a whisk to sift together flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Using a pastry blender, food processor or two forks, cut butter into the mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs. (some pea-sized clumps are fine.)
Add buttermilk; stir with a rubber spatula just until combined and it forms a shaggy dough.
On a lightly floured surface, roll into a round 1/2 inch thick. Cut rounds with a 2 inch biscuit cutter, dipped in flour. Place biscuits on pan at least 2-inches apart. (You can also add a light dusting of cornmeal to the surface in addition to flour.)
Brush tops of the cornmeal biscuits with melted butter. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until puffed and golden brown.
Serve immediately with chili, soup, pinto beans or with butter and honey.

Use Fresh Ingredients - Start with fresh flour and cornmeal. Plain cornmeal comes in a variety of coarseness, grains and colors. Some will have a yellow hue while others are more white like flour. This recipe works best with coarse, plain yellow cornmeal.
Use Full Fat Buttermilk - I highly recommend using full fat buttermilk if it's available in your grocery store. If it's not, choose low fat not fat free for this recipe.
Buttermilk Substitution - How do you make homemade buttermilk? You can make your own buttermilk in a pinch. To do so add 1 tablespoon of white vinegar or fresh lemon juice to one cup of whole milk. Let stand for 5-10 minutes, then stir and proceed with the recipe.
Cheese - You could add 1 cup shredded colby jack cheese or sharp cheddar cheese to the flour mixture.
Seasonings: -You could add garlic powder or granulated garlic along with onion powder to the flour to expand the flavor profile.
Spice - You could add a dash of cayenne pepper to the flour mixture or a few dashes of hot sauce to the wet ingredients.
Fresh Herbs - You could add chives, rosemary or thyme to the sifted dry ingredients.