Buttermilk biscuits might be traditional, but cornmeal biscuits are unexpected and delicious. The cornmeal gives the biscuits a beautiful golden hue as well as a slightly crunchy texture. This particular recipe is for cornmeal buttermilk biscuits made with shortening, which has a higher melting point than butter. This makes the dough easier to work with, though you still shouldn't use your hands to mixtoo much touching warms up the batter and makes for a dense biscuit. Serve the cornmeal buttermilk biscuits with extra butter and plenty of honey.