Buttered Cornmeal Biscuits

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups bread flour
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• ¾ cup corn meal
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons shortening
• 1 egg
• ½ cup sour milk
• Melted butter, for brushing

Method

1. 1 Sift together bread flour, baking soda, corn meal, baking powder, salt, and sugar.
2. 2 Cut in shortening using a case knife until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
3. 3 Beat the egg, mix in sour milk, and combine with the dry ingredients to form a dough.
4. 4 Roll the dough to ½ inch thickness, cut with an oval cutter, and place on a greased baking sheet.
5. 5 Brush rolls with melted butter, double them over, and bake at 450°F for 12 minutes.