Dark gray skies. Heavy, nonstop rainfall since the wee hours of the morning. Bundling up in a sweater, scarf, gloves and a soft hat. Closing up all of the doors and windows, leaving just one open enough to hear the rain travel through the trees and gently hit the ground. Sweet toddlers stomping around in their rain boots. And, a sweet maple-cinnamony smell of a small batch of our lunch treats coming from the oven.
Today is bliss.
Like I said, bliss.
Maple-Cornmeal Biscuits with Candied Bacon
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup yellow cornmeal
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 tablespoon cinnamon
6 tablespoons cold butter, cut into cubes
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup maple syrup
5 pieces of candied bacon (recipe here!)
Preheat oven to 425F.
In a large bowl, mix flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda, sea salt and cinnamon. Add your cold, cubed butter to the flour mixture. With your fingertips, work the butter into the flour mixture until it has a pebbly-meal resemblance. In a small bowl, stir milk and maple syrup together. Add this to your dry mixture along with your candied bacon and mix with a fork, stirring it just until combined and is a soft dough. Drop tablespoon size dough balls onto your lined baking sheet, and bake for 12-15 minutes. Feel free to sprinkle the tops of your biscuits with a little brown sugar or cinnamon, if you like sweet!
Serve warm and with a heap of butter. :)
