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Jalapeno Cornmeal Biscuits with Honey Butter

  • Servings:

    Serves 16 as an appetizer
  • Prep Time:

    15 minutes
  • Cook Time:

    25 minutes

Ingredients

White whole wheat flour offers the nutrition and fiber of whole grains without the grit. Honey butter may be made a week in advance. For best results, bake biscuits right before serving. You can mix and shape them up a day in advance, but they won't rise as much. Recipe may be halved.
1/4 cup honey
3/4 cup (1& 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup white whole wheat flour
1/4 lb. yellow cornmeal
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. sugar
1 Tbsp. olive or canola oil
1 jalapeno pepper, white membrane and seeds removed
3/4 cup reduced-fat or nonfat buttermilk
Jalapeno Cornmeal Biscuits with Honey Butter

Directions

1. Beat together honey and butter until smooth and creamy. Store in an airtight container, refrigerated, until 1 hour before using.
2. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or spray with vegetable cooking spray. In a large bowl, mix together both flours, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar. Using a pastry blender or an electric mixer on medium speed, blend the butter and oil into the dry ingredients until fully incorporated, about 2 minutes. The mixture should resemble bread crumbs.
3. Stir in the jalapeno. With mixer on low speed, mix in the buttermilk just until the dough comes together and there are no more dry pieces; do not overmix. Dough will be wet.
4. Place dough on a lightly floured cutting board. Dust your hands with flour and pat dough into a circle just under 1/2 inch thick. Using a 2- to 2 1/4-inch biscuit cutter or glass dipped in flour, cut out rounds of dough. Press cutter straight down and up . do not twist (this helps the biscuits rise more evenly). Gently push scraps together and cut until all the dough is used . there should be 16 biscuits. (Biscuits may be refrigerated overnight before baking.)
5. When ready to bake, arrange biscuits 1.4 inch apart on prepared baking sheet. Bake at 450 degrees F for 15 to 20 minutes, rotating pan midway, until biscuit tops are lightly golden.
6. Remove from oven. Wrap biscuits in a tea towel before putting on a serving plate. Serve warm with honey butter.
Source: Hannaford fresh Magazine, September - October 2009

Nutrition

Nutritional Facts
Servings Serves 16
Base Nutrients
Calories 160 kcal (8%)
Calories from Fat 90 kcal (0%)
Total Fat 10 g (15%)
Saturated Fat 6 g (30%)
Cholesterol 25 mg (8%)
Sodium 150 mg (6%)
Total Carbohydrates 17 g (6%)
Dietary Fiber 1 g (4%)
Protein 2 g (3%)
Vitamins
Vitamin A n/a
Vitamin C n/a
Minerals
Calcium n/a
Iron n/a
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