Recipe For Cooking Masa Biscuits

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Masa Biscuits

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3 3/4 C. unbleached flour
1 1/2 C. Masa Harina
2 Tbsp. plus 1 tea. baking powder
1 tea. salt
1/2 C. (1 stick) unsalted butter, well chilled
1/2 C. vegetable shortening, well chilled
2 C. buttermilk, chilled

Position racks in the upper and middle thirds of the oven, and preheat oven to 450 degrees F.

Cut butter and vegetable shortening into sm. pieces.

In a lrg. bowl, stir together 3 1/2 C. of the flour and all the masa, baking powder and salt. With a pastry blender, blend in the butter and vegetable shortening until the mixture resembles a coarse and slightly lumpy meal. Stir in buttermilk until a soft, crumbly dough is formed. Sprinkle work surface with half the remaining flour. Turn the dough out, gather it into a ball, and briefly knead it, just until it holds together. Flatten the dough, sprinkle it with the remaining flour, and roll it out until it is about 1 in. thick. Form the biscuits with a 3-in. round cutter, and transfer them to two ungreased cookie sheets, spacing the biscuits about 2 in. apart. Gather the scraps into a ball, roll it out to a 1-in. thickness, and cut out remaining biscuits.

Set cookie sheets on the racks, and bake for about 15 min., or until they are golden and crisp. At the halfway point, exchange the position of the sheets on the racks from top to bottom and from front to back.

Serve the biscuits hot or warm.