How to Make Cornmeal Biscuits

Cornmeal biscuits give you a whole new flavor profile! A great savory or sweet side dish you can make drop style or cut into circles. If you loved our Bisquick Biscuits but want to make homemade from scratch this time with a bit more texture, these are delicious.

How to Make Biscuits with Cornmeal

Cornmeal biscuit dough is a delicious way to introduce a slightly sweet, nutty flavor and a pleasant crunch. They won’t be quite as fluffy as it’s ingredient is heavier than just using flour but a great option for a fish fry side dish for sure.

Here we baked them in the oven but you could make as Dutch Oven Biscuits too if you’d rather. Baked will yield a fluffier texture for sure but it is great to always have options right? Biggest tip you need to remember is to handle the dough as little as possible or the end result will be more dense and tougher.

Ingredients for Cornmeal Drop Biscuits

Keep them savory with a buttery flavor and a bit of salt or you can incorporate a bit of sweetness into the dough like our Fluffy Honey Biscuits. Adjust even more when they are done baking with brushing melted butter and/or a sprinkle of brown sugar over the top before serving them.

Drop biscuits are a type of biscuit that is incredibly easy to make because the dough is simply dropped or spooned onto a baking sheet, eliminating the need for rolling or cutting. They are a popular choice for a quick bread side dish.

A bit fluffier like our Cornmeal Muffins with Buttermilk. Keep in mind that the shape and texture will be different, I prefer rolled but wanted to add this option too.

• Dry ingredients are
• Yellow cornmeal, baking powder and baking soda
• 1 c buttermilk
• 2 c all purpose flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 12 tbsp butter cold (frozen is best) shredded on cheese grater
• 1 tbsp honey optional for sweetness

And a lined baking sheet with parchment is needed to get this done. We have yet to experiment with Frozen Biscuits in Air Fryer but will add info. if and when we do.

What is the Best Fish Fry Side Dish?

To keep these as savory aas our Bisquick Butter Swim Biscuits just microwave 1/2 stick of butter with a tsp of minced garlic together in a glass measuring cup to have when these are done. If you brush some on when they are warm it will seep in and be beyond wonderful.

• In a bowl combine all ingredients together EXCEPT buttermilk.
• Use hands to combine so shredded cold butter into dry mix is incorporated
  • frozen is easier to shred on a grater
  • do not over-mix or biscuits will be tough
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Add buttermilk and stir 2-3 times just until combined.
• Lightly spray sheet pan with non stick spray and use a tbsp. to scoop up some dough and drop on to pan with space in between them.

Use fingers if needed to press scraggly dough into balls so they stay together. Bake 12 – 15 minutes, remove and we like to brush a bit of garlic butter on top of each one. This version is not shown in the pictures.

Can I use corn flour instead of cornmeal?

Yes and no. They are interchangeable but will give you a different result as far as texture goes. Flour version won’t have the grit. Preheat oven to 450, lightly spray baking sheet with non stick spray or line with parchment paper. Whisk cornmeal buttermilk and honey if you want sweetness in a bowl.

• In another bowl put in cold shredded butter, flour, baking soda and salt. You could add a tbsp of granulated sugar too for sweetness.
• Use pastry cutter to combine into a coarse meal texture.
• Add the buttermilk mixture into the bowl and gently stir just enough to form a ball.
  • Over-mixing is not recommended for soft buttermilk Biscuits From Scratch as it will yield tough results.
  • For best results use a food processor to pulse all ingredients together several times to get your ingredients into a smooth dough.
• On a lightly floured surface pat your dough into 1 inch layer all the way across, trying not to handle it too much always for best results.
• Use a 2-3″ biscuit cutter and lay on your lined sheet sheet.
• Bake for 5 minutes, then lower heat to 400 and bake another 9 minutes until golden brown on top. Remove and brush melted butter or honey on top if desired before serving.

Another option to “bake” these is to follow the temperature and timing for our Air Fryer Biscuits from Scratch.