Cornmeal Buttermilk Biscuits

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons double-acting baking powder 
• 3 tablespoons butter chilled cut into small pieces
• 0.5 cup cornmeal 
• 1 cup flour all-purpose
• 0.5 cup buttermilk low-fat
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 1.5 tablespoons sugar 

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• oven
• knife
• blender
• measuring cup

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 45
2. Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife.
3. Combine flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl; cut in butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal.
4. Add buttermilk; stir just until moist.
5. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Pat dough into an 8 x 4-inch rectangle.
6. Cut dough by making 1 lengthwise cut and 3 crosswise cuts to form 8 biscuits.
7. Place biscuits, 1 inch apart, on an ungreased baking sheet.
8. Bake at 450 for 12 minutes or until golden.
9. Serve biscuits warm or at room temperature.