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Cornmeal Orange Biscuits

Source of Recipe

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List of Ingredients

2 tablespoons Flour -- for sprinkling
2 tablespoons Cornmeal -- for sprinkling
3 cups Flour
1 cup Yellow Cornmeal -- fine, stone ground
2 tablespoons Baking Powder
2 tablespoons Sugar
1 teaspoon Cream of Tartar
1/2 teaspoon Salt
2 tablespoons Orange Zest -- (1 orange)
3/4 cup Butter or Margarine -- diced, chilled
1 cup Buttermilk -- cold
1/2 cup Orange Juice




Recipe

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Grease cookie sheet and sprinkle with flour
and cornmeal.

In a large bowl, combine flour, cornmeal, baking powder, sugar, cream of
tartar, salt and orange zest. Cut in chilled butter with a pastry blender
or knives. Add buttermilk and orange juice, stirring just to moisten all
ingredients. The dough will be moist, then stiffen while stirring. Turn
dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead gently about 6 times or just
until the dough holds together. Roll or pat out the dough into a rectangle
about 3/4 inch thick. Do not add much flour at this point, or dough will
become tough. Cut dough into squares using a pizza cutter or sharp knife-
form 16 squares in all. Place biscuits 1/2 inch apart on the cookie sheet.
Bake on center rack for 15 - 18 minutes or until golden brown. Serve hot.