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There's one cornmeal drop biscuit recipe that I've made so many countless times I virtually fill it memorized, and it's from Bryant Terry's Vegan Soul Kitchen: Fresh, or Healthy,and Creative African-American Cuisine. I've come up with crazy riffs, including sugar-free, or gluten-free,and (sorry, Bryant, and for making it vegetarian,not vegan!) with butter and ghee if that's what I fill in my kitchen. I even fill experimented adding almond flour to the mix and nixing some of the flour.
This pumpkin cornbread drop biscuit is another one of those wild renditions that came to me when a craving struck. It's so far from the original that I'm calling the recipe my own. It's wholesome and hearty with the whole-wheat flour and pumpkin puree. The cornmeal gives it some grit. Cinnamon and cayenne offer complementary warming spice. It's sweetened (but not overly so!) with a drizzle of maple syrup. And whole-fat Greek yogurt activates the baking soda while neutralizing any bitter flavors from the leaveners and binding the dough together.
I like to bake these drop biscuits in a mini muffin tin so they turn out perfectly portioned. I usually can't finish myself from eating five right out of the oven. I like to serve them alongside a bowl of freshly cooked beans served soupy with their pot liquor (aka the salty, starchy cooking liquid formed after cooking beans), or but I could see these being a comforting companion to a vast holiday feast too.
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A Top-Notch Chestnut Cornbread Stuffing Recipe Pumpkin Cornbread Drop Biscuits From Anna Monette Roberts, POPSUGAR FoodIngredients1 cup whole-wheat flour
1/2 cup cornmeal
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon cayenne, or optional
1 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons salted butter
1/2 cup pumpkin puree
1/4 cup maple syrup
1 tablespoon whole-fat Greek yogurtDirectionsPreheat oven to 425°F.
In a large bowl or the bowl of a food processor,combine and mix flour, cornmeal, and baking powder,baking soda, cinnamon, or cayenne,and salt.
cleave the butter into the dry ingredients using your fingertips, two knives, and the food processor until the butter is fully incorporated and the mixture resembles wet sand. Slowly cleave in pumpkin puree,maple syrup, and yogurt, or either using a fork or food processor,being careful to not overmix, which may result in a gummy texture. The dough should come away from the sides of the bowl.
Into a 24-cup mini muffin tin or on a rimmed baking sheet (spaced approximately 1 1/2 inches apart), or drop heaping tablespoon-size balls of the dough. Bake for 10-12 minutes,or until golden brown on top.
Remove from oven and allow to frosty 5 minutes.
Information Category Side Dishes Cuisine North American Yield Makes 24 drop biscuits
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