bacon-cornmeal biscuits

Name: Bacon-Cornmeal Biscuits
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 30 min
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: - vegetable cooking spray; 1 1/4 cup(s) self-rising flour; 1 cup(s) self-rising cornmeal; 1 tablespoon(s) brown sugar, firmly packed; 1/8 teaspoon(s) ground red pepper (optional); 3 tablespoon(s) margarine, butter, or other replacement (like a soy brand); 3 slice(s) turkey bacon, cooked and crumbled; 1/2 cup(s) plus 2 1/2 tbs. nonfat or lowfat buttermilk; 2 teaspoon(s) self-rising flour

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Sharon Colyer

Louisville, KY

Updated on Sep 29, 2013

If it says "bacon", most of us want to eat it! With a change from pork to turkey, you can still have "bacon" in your meal plan, without worrying about the fat content as much. This recipe is from the Cooking Light Cookbook of 1994.

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prep time 45 Min

cook time 30 Min

method Bake

yield Makes 15

Ingredients

- vegetable cooking spray
1 1/4 cups self-rising flour
1 cup self-rising cornmeal
1 tablespoon brown sugar, firmly packed
1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper (optional)
3 tablespoons margarine, butter, or other replacement (like a soy brand)
3 slices turkey bacon, cooked and crumbled
1/2 cup plus 2 1/2 tbs. nonfat or lowfat buttermilk
2 teaspoons self-rising flour

How To Make bacon-cornmeal biscuits

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400°F. Spray baking sheet with vegetable cooking spray.

Step 2

Combine flour, cornmeal brown sugar, and red pepper, if using, in a medium bowl; cut in margarine, butter, or other replacement, with a pastry blender, until mixture resembles coarse meal. Cook, drain, and chop turkey bacon. Add in bacon. Then, add buttermilk, stirring with a fork, just until dry ingredients are moistened.
Step 3

Sprinkle the 2 tsps. flour evenly over work surface. Turn dough out onto floured surface, and knead 8 to 10 times. Roll dough to 1/2 inch thickness; cut into rounds with a 2 inch biscuit cutter.
Step 4

Place biscuit rounds on prepared baking sheet. Bake 14 minutes, or until biscuits are golden. Serve warm. Makes 15 biscuits. Nutrition: One biscuit 98 cal, 3.1 g fat (0.6 g sat), 2 mg chol, 316 mg sod, 14.8 g carb, 0.4 g fiber, 2.5 g protein using the margarine and nonfat buttermilk. Replacement fat and lowfat buttermilk may change the nutrition values.
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