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Jalapeno Cheddar Cornmeal Biscuits

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup yellow cornmeal
  • 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsps superfine sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsps salt
  • 1/2 tsp cracked black pepper
  • 1/2 cup cold unsalted butter cut into small cubes
  • 1 cup grated cheddar cheese
  • 1 large jalapeno seeded and diced
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter melted

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400F.

  2. Place flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, salt, and pepper into a large mixing bowl and whisk together.

  3. Cut in butter with a pastry knife or using your fingers until a fine grainy texture forms.

  4. Fold in cheddar, jalapeno and buttermilk until a dough forms.

  5. Scoop 1/4 cup sized balls of dough and drop onto a parchment lined baking sheet, about 1 inch apart.

  6. Bake biscuits for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and brush tops with melted butter. Place back into oven and bake for an additional 5 to 10 minutes.

  7. Remove from oven and allow to cool slightly. Once cool enough to handle, serve.