Recipe For Cooking Cumin Cornmeal Buns With Green Chile-Cheese Butter

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Cumin Cornmeal Buns with Green Chile-Cheese Butter

Posted by kdipaolo at recipegoldmine.com 6/7/01 8:49:01 pm

1 Tbsp. active dry yeast
1/2 C. lukewarm (110 degrees F) water
1 C. milk
1/2 C. buttermilk
1 C. cornmeal
1/2 C. sugar
1/2 C. (1 stick) butter or margarine, softened
2 eggs
2 tea. salt
1 tea. cumin powder
6 C. flour
Additional melted butter or margarine
    (about 6 Tbsp.)
Additional cumin powder

Dissolve yeast in the lukewarm water, and let sit until foamy, about 10 min. Meanwhile, heat milk and buttermilk until barely warm. When yeast is foamy, add milk/buttermilk, cornmeal, sugar, butter or margarine, eggs, salt, cumin powder and 2 C. of flour. Beat until well blended. Add enough of the remaining flour to make a stiff dough, suitable for kneading.

Turn dough onto a lightly floured work surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 10 min. Place dough in a well-prepared bowl, turning to coat all sides, and cover. Let rise until doubled in bulk, about 2 hr..

Punch dough down and divide into two pieces. Roll each piece into a 12 x 8-in. rectangle. Spread each rectangle with some of the melted butter or margarine (leaving about half to spread on rolls before baking), and sprinkle lightly with cumin powder. Roll up, starting with the long end, and pin. edges to seal. Cut each roll into 12 buns. Place buns in two deep-dish 12-in. pizza pans, or two 9 x 13-in. pans, lightly prepared. Spread with remaining butter or margarine, and sprinkle lightly with cumin. Cover buns and let rise until doubled in bulk, about 1 hr..

Bake buns in a preheated 400 degree F oven for 15 to 20 min., or until golden brown. Makes approximately 24 buns.

Green Chile-Cheese Butter
1/2 C. (1 stick) unsalted butter
1 (4 oz.) can chopped green chiles, drained
1/4 tea. salt
3/4 tea. sugar
1/4 to 1/2 tea. Tabasco sauce, to taste
1 1/2 oz. (approximately) sharp Cheddar cheese

Place all ingredients into the bowl of a food processor or blender and blend till smooth.