Thomas Jefferson's Sweet Potato Biscuits
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Ingredients
- 5 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup light brown sugar - (packed)
- 2 tablespoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1 cup solid frozen vegetable shortening
- 2 cups mashed roasted sweet potatoes cooled
- 1 cup heavy cream plus more if needed
- 1/2 cup coarsely-chopped pecans
Details
Servings 2
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
In a large mixing bowl, stir together the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, ginger, and allspice. Add the shortening and cut in with 2 knives or hands until crumbly.
In another bowl combine sweet potatoes, cream and pecans. Make well in dry ingredients and add potato-cream mixture. Mix to combine.
Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Roll out the dough to 1 1/2 inches thick. Cut out with a 2-inch floured biscuit cutter.
Place biscuits 1-inch apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake for 5 minutes, then turn down temperature to 375 and bake for another 10 to 15 minutes until golden brown. Serve warm or let cool on a wire rack until room temperature.
This recipe yields about 2 dozen biscuits.
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