Cornmeal and Cranberry Drop Biscuits

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Stone-ground yellowish cornmeal helps make a biscuit with fantastic texture; debar substituting good cornmeal arsenic the structure, spirit and crumb of the biscuits volition beryllium compromised. A favourite repast to usage successful this look is Arrowhead Mills Organic Yellow Corn Meal.

The last magnitude of buttermilk needed to bring the dough unneurotic volition beryllium connected the absorption prime of the flour and the humidity contiguous successful the ambiance connected baking day.

Adapted from "Baking Style," by Lisa Yockelson (Wiley, 2011).

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 21 biscuits

1 1/2 cups unsifted bleached flour
1/2 cupful positive 1 tablespoonful stone-ground yellowish cornmeal (see headnote)
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 spoon baking soda
1/8 spoon pick of tartar
1/2 spoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar
8 tablespoons (1 stick) chilled unsalted butter, chopped into chunks
2/3 cupful dried sweetened cranberries
1 cupful buttermilk, positive 1 to 2 tablespoons, arsenic needed

Nutritional Facts

Per biscuit (using low-fat buttermilk)

Calories
100
Fat
5 g
Saturated Fat
3 g
Carbohydrates
14 g
Sodium
150 mg
Cholesterol
10 mg
Protein
2 g
Sugar
5 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

Adapted from "Baking Style," by Lisa Yockelson (Wiley, 2011).

Tested by Bonnie S. Benwick.

Published September 27, 2011

Updated March 14, 2026