Black Pepper Cornmeal Crisps Recipes

LEMON-BLACK PEPPER CORNMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Whisk the flour, cornmeal, black pepper, if using, and salt together in a medium bowl.
• 2. Beat the butter, sugar, and zest in a medium bowl with an electric mixer, beginning on low speed and increasing to medium-high speed, until light and fluffy. Add the egg yolks and beat to combine well. Reduce the speed to low, add the flour mixture, and beat on low speed just until blended; the dough will be crumbly.
• 3. Press the dough together with your hands and divide it in half. Place each half on a sheet of wax paper and form each piece into a 10-by-1 1/4-inch log. Smooth each log with dampened fingers. Chill the logs, wrapped in wax paper, for at least 3 hours, or until firm.
• 4. At least 25 minutes before baking, position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat the oven to 400°F. Butter 2 large nonstick baking sheets.
• 5. Cut each log into 1/4-inch-thick rounds and arrange the rounds 2 inches apart on the baking sheets. Bake, 1 sheet at a time, for 10 minutes, or until the edges of the cookies are golden brown. Transfer the cookies to a wire rack and let cool.

BLACK PEPPER CORNMEAL CRISPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Sift together flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
• Mix together butter and egg in a blender. Add milk, pepper, and flour mixture and blend just until smooth.
• Drop 6 scant tablespoons batter about 5 inches apart onto a buttered baking sheet. Spread each dollop of batter with back of a spoon into a 5-inch round.
• Bake 1 sheet of wafers in middle of oven until golden brown, 6 to 8 minutes, then transfer wafers to a rack to cool. Form 6 more wafers on second sheet while first is baking, then continue to make wafers, 1 sheet at a time. (Sheets should be cooled but not cleaned between batches.)

CORN AND BLACK PEPPER CRACKERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line 3 baking sheets with parchment paper; butter parchment paper, or use nonstick liners.
• Sift cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, pepper and salt into a large bowl.
• In a separate bowl, beat milk with egg. Add to dry ingredients all at once and mix together just until batter is free of lumps. Stir in melted butter.
• Drop batter by the tablespoonful onto prepared baking sheets. Bake until edges are a dark golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes.