Cornmeal Cayenne Grissini Recipes

CORNMEAL-CAYENNE GRISSINI

Steps:

• Stir together warm water and yeast and let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes.
• Stir together flour, cornmeal, table salt, and cayenne in a large bowl, then stir in yeast mixture and oil just until a dough forms.
• Turn out dough onto an unfloured work surface and knead until smooth and elastic, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Transfer dough to an oiled bowl and turn to coat. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let dough rise in a warm place 1 hour, or until doubled in bulk.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Punch down dough and turn out onto unfloured work surface. Roll 2-teaspoon portions of dough into 10-inch-long sticks and arrange about 3/4inch apart on greased baking sheets.
• Brush sticks lightly with oil and sprinkle with kosher salt.
• Bake in batches in upper and lower thirds of oven, switching position of sheets halfway through baking, until sticks are crisp and ends are golden, 22 to 25 minutes total. Transfer to racks to cool.

CORNBREAD WITH CAYENNE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Lightly oil a cast-iron pan, and heat in oven, about 5 minutes. Meanwhile, whisk together cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cayenne in a large mixing bowl. Combine buttermilk, milk, and egg in a measuring cup. Add to cornmeal mixture, and whisk together. Add melted butter, whisking to incorporate.
• Fill heated pan with batter until almost full (batter will sizzle when first poured in). Return pan to oven, and bake until dark gold around the edges (time will vary depending on size of pan). Remove from oven, and immediately transfer cornbread from pan to a wire rack. Let cool before serving.

CORNMEAL SWEET POTATO BREADSTICKS

Steps:

• Sprinkle to yeast over the warm water in a large bowl. Let stand 5-10 minutes, until foamy.
• Stir in remaining ingredients.
• Knead 8-10 minutes, until smooth and elastic. (Compared to traditional breadstick dough, this may feel oily, and won't develop such obvious gluten strands.).
• Cover and let rise about an hour, until doubled in bulk.
• Preheat over to 350°F.
• Roll dough into 8-10-inch-long sticks and place on a greased baking sheet. Thinner sticks (pencil-sized) will be crunchier and have more of a caramelized taste. Thicker sticks (finger-sized) will have distinct crust and bread textures.
• Bake about 10 minutes, until lightly browned.